000 FZNT26 KNHC 072208 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON NOV 07 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...HIGH PRES FROM THE EASTERN U.S. EXTENDING S INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES DRIFTS W OVER THE WESTERN ATLC. A TROUGH ALONG 73W/74W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TUE THROUGH WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD NW AND N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE THROUGH NE ATLC PASSAGES INTO EARLY WED. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA BY FRI AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT S OF 15N 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 71W...AND S OF 14N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 71W...AND S OF 14N. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 57W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 28N69W 1005 MB IS NEARLY STATIONARY WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER FAR SE PART OF AREA AND TROUGH FROM LOW TO THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE LOW...POSSIBLY A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY NW ON TUE REACHING TO NEAR 28N71W BY EARLY WED WITH TROUGH SW TO EASTERN CUBA...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 29N71W BY EARLY THU. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN GALE CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WED...BUT MAY BE EXTENDED BASED ON ANY FUTURE STRENGTHENING OF THE LOW. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO PULL N OF THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT LATE THU WITH A TRAILING TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND FROM 31N67W TO NEAR HAITI BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W SW TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE FRI...AND FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W N TO N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 29N69W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...AND 9 TO 12 FT W OF 76W. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 28N 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 22N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 71W N TO NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W N 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 71W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 74W. .THU...W OF TRAILING TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 76W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. E OF TRAILING TROUGH N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF TRAILING TROUGH S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF TRAILING TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 73W BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 73W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROUGH S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF TROUGH 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$