000 FZNT26 KNHC 170856 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU NOV 17 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...THE RIDGE N OF AREA FORCING FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL RETREAT E TODAY AND TRADES WILL DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT PASSING N OF AREA WILL CARRY STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT ALLOWING FRESH NE TRADES TO RETURN N OF 15N W OF PUERTO RICO STARTING FRI. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS HIGH PRES AND TROUGHING ALONG 55W WILL KEEP FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 65W FRI NIGHT AND 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 TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED PASSAGES. W OF 67W N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OFF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 15N.W OF 67W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT BETWEEN 10N AND 15N THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 62W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N 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...RIDGING ALONG 27N WILL RETREAT E AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS LATER TODAY AND REACHES FROM 31N68W TO 26N80W FRI MORNING AND BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT AND A TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO MON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W FRI NIGHT. 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. SE OF FRONT S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$