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FZNT26 KNHC 180332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...ATLANTIC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT
TONIGHT AND TRADES DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS THE
SW N ATLC...REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY FRI
MORNING. 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 16N 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 W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE HALF.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE MAINLY NE
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E
SWELL. S OF 15N VARIABLE MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 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 9 TO 10 FT FAR NW PORTIONS.
.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...A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW WATERS THIS
EVENING WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 26N80W FRI MORNING THEN
BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM 29N65W TO UPPER FLORIDA KEYS SAT MORNING.
A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES BEHIND
THE FRONT AND A PERSISTENT TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND
AND INTO MON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A GALE CENTER TO DEVELOP
WITHIN THE TROUGH SUN THROUGH MON.

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. 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 10 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 BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 26N E
OF 70W. .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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