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FZNT26 KNHC 032119
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU NOV 03 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...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS THROUGH LATE
SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE JUST SE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES NW ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION
OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE THE N CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON. N TO NE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE LATE SAT THROUGH MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO THE NW CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 60W. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 13N...AND NW PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N PART. S OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW NW PART.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT NW PART BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE AS IT MERGES WITH AN INVERTED
TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI
REACHING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W BY FRI EVENING...WITH LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 30N65W TO WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 28N69W 1007 MB TO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SAT...FROM NEAR 27N65W TO NW CUBAN
COAST SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE
FAR SE PORTION LATER ON SUN INTO LATE MON. A STRONG PRES
GRADIENT WILL BECOME EVIDENT N OF AND NW OF THE FRONT AND LOW

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT N OF 21N AND E OF BAHAMAS...5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
WEAKENING FRONT AND TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 SW
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NE TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W N TO NE INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF COLD FRONT
TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NE
TO E WINDS MON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND
7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W OF 80W. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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