000 FZNT26 KNHC 160339 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 15 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...A STRONG RIDGE N OF THE BASIN WILL KEEP FRESH NE TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED WITH WINDS DIMINISHING THU AS THE RIDGE RETREATS E. A SERIES OF LOW LEVEL TROUGHS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE AND DRIFT W ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH SAT BEFORE A MORE AMPLIFIED AND NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH WILL DEVELOPS ALONG 55W SAT AND DRIFTS W TO 57W THROUGH E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM MONA PASSAGE SW TO NEAR 16N74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 68W SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 15N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 15N. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 58W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 13N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N W OF 60W. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO N FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS THU AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM 31B75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU EVENING...FROM 31N68W TO 26N81W FRI MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY BECOME ILL DEFINED FROM 31N65W TO EXTREME S FLORIDA SAT MORNING. STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN FRONT AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES TROUGH JUST E OF LESSER ANTILLES SAT AND SUN. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING BECOMING NE WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$