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FZNT26 KNHC 170332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT E THROUGH THU AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES SE ACROSS MOST OF GULF OF MEXICO AND THROUGH CENTRAL
FLORIDA. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM SE OF BERMUDA TO SE GULF OF
MEXICO BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT INDUCING
FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS NW AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A BROAD AND
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH WILL DEVELOPS ACROSS ATLC N OF 18N
ALONG 55W/56W OVER THE WEEKEND AND MEANDER E OF 60W THROUGH
MON TO MAINTAIN NE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
LOCALLY 25 KT N OF 15N S OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N.
.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 THROUGH 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 BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT N OF 15N W OF 68W SAT.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS S OF 14N LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED PASSAGE. 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 6
FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF
19N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N E OF 61W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 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 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N W OF 57W.
.MON...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N W OF 60W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
NW PORTIONS THU AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO 26N80W FRI
MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 29N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SAT MORNING. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH
PRES BEHIND THE FRONT AND A TROUGH ALONG 55W/56W OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO MON TO PRODUCE STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA SAT THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.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 TO 6 TO 9 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 SHIFTING NE AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 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 8 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

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