NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 07 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

SYNOPSIS
STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM IDA ACROSS THE NW
10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. IDA IS
FORECAST TO MOVE N-NW AND STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
OVERNIGHT REACHING NEAR 21N 85W SUN MORNING...NEAR 23N 86.5W
SUN EVENING WHERE IT WILL ENTER THE FAR S GULF OF MEXICO
WATERS. IN ITS WAKE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT
TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN. NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND ATLC PASSAGES MON THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS

TONIGHT THROUGH SUN
S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N S OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR
SE PART BECOMING E TO SE AND W OF 69W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH
ATLANTIC PASSAGES.

WED
W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGES.

THU
E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 60W AND S
OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF
19N W OF 60W INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT N OF 19N BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL SUN NIGHT AND MON.

TUE THROUGH THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW
PORTION NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT NW PORTION 8 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

SYNOPSIS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W
THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS NEAR 21N72W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
OVER THE FAR SE WATERS ON SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE
MID-ATLC SHIFTS E WITH A RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE
AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SE THROUGH THE NW WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT

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

TONIGHT
N OF FRONT TO 27N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
EXCEPT TO 18 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE GULF STREAM. WITHIN
180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 57W AND 68W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT
S OF 27N W OF 76W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE THROUGH WED
W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR
NW PORTION BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT WED. E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

THU
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30
KT N OF 30N E OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT
TO TO 26N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.