NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

SYNOPSIS
WEAK TROUGH 31N77W TO PALM BEACH...FLORIDA MOVE TO
NEAR 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE MORNING AND GRADUALLY LIFT
N THROUGH WED WHEN WEAK LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH NW WATERS. NEXT
COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THU. COLD
FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THU NIGHT AND BY FRI EXTEND FROM 31N71W
TO CENTRAL CUBA...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO E CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND
OVER SE WATERS SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS

TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

WED THROUGH THU
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 FT W PART THU. S OF 26N W
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

FRI
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SAT
W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W
OF 75W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 75W. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS
WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE E AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND MOVE
TO FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND THE
FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU AND SE OF THE AREA
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
BEHIND THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W

TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TUE NIGHT AND WED
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

WED NIGHT AND THU
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SAT
N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W

TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

THU
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SAT
N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

SYNOPSIS
RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN BY WED. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU AND WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES E THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN...LYING FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W

TONIGHT THROUGH WED
S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S
OF CUBA.

WED NIGHT AND THU
S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N
E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
W OF 86W AND N OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 83W.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.