859  
FZNT25 KNHC 081537  
OFFN04  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 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  
ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N47W TO 24N58W TO 22N71W  
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. STRONG HIGH  
PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E WITH A RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO  
CENTRAL CUBA TUE AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED. A  
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY WED AND  
EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED AND FROM 31N74W  
 
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS   
TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT  
S OF 27N W OF 76W E WINDS 25 TO 30  
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING E TO SE MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12  
FT IN NE SWELL S OF 29N AND SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS S OF 23N TODAY AND TONIGHT.   
TUE THROUGH WED  
S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT  
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20  
KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT  
IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT AND WED AND SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W  
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT AND WED. E OF 75W  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE  
NIGHT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 71W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8  
TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED AND BECOMING W TO NW W OF  
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG  
FRONT WED. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF  
27N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS  
BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 27 N S TO SW  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
SYNOPSIS  
HURRICANE IDA IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN APPROACHING  
MOVING NW AT 9 KT. IDA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL  
AND INTO THE S GULF TO NEAR 22.8N 87.1W THIS EVENING...NEAR  
25.6N 88.4W MON MORNING...NEAR 28.2N 88.6W MON EVENING...THEN  
TO 30.0N 87.8W TUE MORNING WHEN IT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE  
TRANSITIONED TO AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN  
TRAIL THE LOW TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE. THE LOW MOVES  
NE OF THE AREA WED WITH THE FRONT MOVING S OF THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA AND S OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED WITH STRONG  
 
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
..HURRICANE WARNING THROUGH MON NIGHT  
   
..GALE WARNING S OF 25N THIS MORNING  
   
..GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 88W TUE  
   
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
S OF 26N TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER  
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW AND 90 NM  
NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS  
12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM  
SE...75 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT. N  
OF 26N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING  
10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N.   
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N OF 24N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR  
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...90 SW AND 120 NM NW  
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT DECREASING TO 75  
KT GUSTS 90 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF  
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 33 FT. S OF 24N  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS  
N OF 25N.   
TUE  
N OF 28N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER EXPECTED.  
WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT.  
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25  
TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF  
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
WED  
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED  
NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE  
WED NIGHT.   
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT.  
 
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
..GALE WARNING S OF 25N THIS MORNING  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N W OF 84W THIS AFTERNOON  
   
..GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W TUE NIGHT AND WED  
   
TODAY  
S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT  
UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. BECOMING TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
OR GREATER S OF 25N W OF 84W THIS AFTERNOON. N OF 25N E WINDS  
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF  
27N. .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9  
TO 14 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED  
N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT  
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TUE NIGHT AND  
WED. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO  
14 FT. S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.   
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU  
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N  
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W   
SYNOPSIS  
HURRICANE IDA NEAR 21.2N 86.0W 983 MB AT 1000 AM  
EST IS MOVING NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS  
TO 100 KT. IDA WILL MOVE MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND  
INTO THE S GULF OF MEXICO WATERS NEAR 22.8N 87.1W THIS  
EVENING. A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE  
TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AS IDA MOVES N. NORTHERLY SWELLS  
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N  
ATLC AND ATLC PASSAGES MON THROUGH WED...WITH A SECOND SET OF  
LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVING THU THROUGH FRI.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W...CORRECTED   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
   
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER  
WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW AND 90 NM NW  
QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12  
FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM  
SE...75 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT. N  
OF 19 W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 19N  
W OF 83W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL  
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF 83W E TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N AND  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N.   
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N OF 19N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15  
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E  
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.   
TUE AND WED  
E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING  
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT  
WED. W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15  
KT LATE TUE NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT  
WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF  
FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG  
FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
 
 
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