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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT NOV 22 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...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 22N78W WILL BECOME
DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD E BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT
MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY TUE AND EXTENDS FROM 31N76W
TO 29N81W TUE MORNING AND WEAKENS FROM 31N67W TO S FLORIDA

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W
OF 78W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF
29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 8
TO 11 FT S OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY BOUNDARY LIES FROM THE W TIP OF CUBA
TO 22N93W TO 19N96W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE OF
THE AREA WHILE THE PORTION OVER THE GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLC BY MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE NW GULF MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W
MON EVENING...FROM CEDAR KEY...FL TO 21N96W TUE MORNING BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED. BEHIND THIS FRONT...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SETTLE SE INTO THE NE GULF ON THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N.
.MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OS 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO
25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH N PART OF TROPICAL
N ATLC ZONE TONIGHT AND SUN. THE NEXT FRONT IS STALLED OVER THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE W OF
80W OVERNIGHT WITH THE REMAINDER MOVING ACROSS THE N PART OF
THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN AND MON. WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE N OF
THE AREA WILL MOVE E BEHIND THE FRONT. NEXT FRONT IN THE GULF
OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AND WED BEFORE REACHING THE
NW CARIBBEAN.
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NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...GALE WARNING YUCATAN CHANNEL...
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NE
TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF
20N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE
PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 17N LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N AND 4
TO 7 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S
OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...GALE WARNING YUCATAN CHANNEL...
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NE
TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF
20N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE
PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 17N LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N AND 4
TO 7 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S
OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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