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FZNT26 KNHC 172133
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A RIDGE N OF THE AREA PRODUCING FRESH TRADES IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT TONIGHT AND TRADES
WILL DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE SW N ATLC. STRONG HIGH
PRES BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT WILL INDUCE FRESH NE TRADES TO
RETURN N OF 15N W OF PUERTO RICO BEGINNING FRI. THE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THIS HIGH PRES AND PERSISTENT TROUGHING ALONG 55W WILL
KEEP FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH
EARLY TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 66W 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 E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED PASSAGES. W OF
67W N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OFF
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 14N W OF 67W. S
OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 16N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N E OF 61W.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 NE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 11 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 18N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. W OF TROUGH N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N.
.TUE...N OF 15N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGING ALONG 27N WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT E
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS MOVES SE AND
AND REACHES FROM 31N67W TO 26N79W FRI MORNING THEN BECOMES
DIFFUSE FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG
PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT
AND A PERSISTENT TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE N OF 28N
W OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...SHIFTING NE 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 75W 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT TO 8 FT FAR SE PART. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT N OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS.

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