058  
FZNT25 KNHC 241528  
OFFN04  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 AM EST TUE NOV 24 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 31N74W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL  
GRADUALLY LIFT N THROUGH WED WHEN WEAK LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH  
NW WATERS. NEXT COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST 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   
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH 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 20 KT DIMINISHING  
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 EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR  
THE LOW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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 LATER TODAY 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 TEXAS AND THE LOWER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND THE FRONT.  
 
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
THIS AFTERNOON  
N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15  
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.   
TONIGHT AND WED  
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 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   
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15  
KT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO  
4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.   
WED AND WED NIGHT  
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4  
TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2  
TO 4 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 WED THROUGH THU. A  
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU AND WEAKEN AS  
IT MOVES THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA  
TO EASTERN HONDURAS FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W   
THIS AFTERNOON 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 E  
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 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.  
 
 
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