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FZNT26 KNHC 160900
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED NOV 16 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 RIDGE TO THE N WILL KEEP FRESH NE TRADES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN UNTIL THU WHEN THE RIDGE RETREATS E.
TROUGHING FROM 24N55W TO 14N61W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH FRI BEFORE A MORE AMPLIFIED
TROUGH BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 8
FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF TROUGH N OF 13N 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 5 TO 7
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 RIDGE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO CAPE CANAVERAL
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
NW PORTIONS THU AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W FRI
MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT
MORNING. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT AND A TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 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 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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.

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