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FZNT25 KNHC 190902
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008

...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...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE
HAS BEGUN MOVING SE...AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO
23N79W RAPIDLY CATCHES UP TO IT. THE MERGED FRONT SHOULD EXTEND
FROM 21N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS EVENING AND
STALL FROM 20N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THU EVENING
BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. A THIRD COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH INTO THE
FAR NW WATERS EARLY FRI AND LIE FROM 31N68W TO 26N80W FRI
EVENING...FROM 26N65W TO 23N80W SAT EVENING...AND STALL FROM
21N65W TO SE CUBA SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE FROM
THE EASTERN U.S. OVER THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF MERGED FRONT TO 76W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 19 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE PART. N
OF 27N W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W W WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING
NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL W
OF 73W AND 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
11 FT AREA WIDE LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS
IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF THIRD FRONT NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N AND E OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 74W LATE. S OF 27N NW OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE SOUTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO NEAR HOUSTON TEXAS WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EASTERN GULF WATERS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MAKE LITTLE
FURTHER PROGRESS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY...EVENTUALLY
BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY AND INDISTINCT BY TONIGHT. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS EARLY FRI AND
EXTENDS FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRI MORNING
AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE SOUTHERN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE BY SAT MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD FAVOR A MODERATE TO STRONG NE
TO E FLOW ACROSS GULF WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N
LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU EVENING EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SECONDARY COLD FRONT DIVING SE THROUGH THE GULF
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC WATERS SHOULD CATCH UP WITH A NEARLY
STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE EASTERN WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH
15N79W TO CENTRAL COSTA RICA. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
22N62W TO SOUTHERN COSTA RICA THIS EVENING AND WILL STALL FROM
22N59W THROUGH THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO SOUTHERN COSTA
RICA THU EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING FRI. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT DROPPING INTO THE GULF AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC WATERS
FRI WILL INTRODUCE STRONG HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN
U.S. TO THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND.
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NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 8 TO 13
FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
10 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N
AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N.
.SUN...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT S OF 20N IN NE
SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 8 TO 13
FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
10 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N
AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N.
.SUN...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT S OF 20N IN NE
SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N.

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