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FZNT26 KNHC 232109
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN AT 15.9N 81.9W 1005 MB
WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST
STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM WITH WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT
NEAR 16.4N 82.2W TONIGHT...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT NEAR 16.8N 82.9W MON AFTERNOON...STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS
TO 55 KT NEAR 17.0N 83.5W MON NIGHT...AND 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT
NEAR 17.1N 84.3W TUE AFTERNOON...REACH NEAR 17.3N 86.0W WED
AFTERNOON...17.7N 87.0W THU AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 19.0N 88.0W
FRI AFTERNOON.
A TROUGH S OF 15N ALONG 61W TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE MOVING W
TO THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND MERGE INTO THE MONSOON
TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF 14N6W1.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E
OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS EASTERN PORTIONS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL MEANDER TILL ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MON. THE COLD FRONT
WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...AND MOVE
E OF AREA WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT
AND THU...THEN WEAKEN THU NIGHT ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT
TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST...REACHING FROM 31N71W TO 23N81W
LATE FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N
W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF
27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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