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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 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.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST E OF CAPE
HATTERAS IS INTERACTING WITH BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW GULF
AND NW CARIBBEAN...AND WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF THROUGH SUN...MAINTAINING STRONG NE
TO E WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS
TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 20.1N 84.6W
TRACKS N-NW THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IDA IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 23N 86.5W BY SUN
EVENING...TO NEAR 25.4N 87.6W BY EARLY MON MORNING. IDA IS THEN
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM TUE WHILE
MOVING TO THE N AND REACHING NEAR 30N 86.5 TUE MORNING AND THEN
WILL SLOWLY TURNING MORE E THEN E-SE THROUGH WED. STRONG N
WINDS WILL OVERTAKE THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH THU AS A
STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 87W TONIGHT AND S OF 27N
SUN MORNING BECOMING TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N LATE
SUN...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS
25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUN AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL BUILDING
15 TO 18 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF
28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 33 FT.
N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
E AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW TUE.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED NIGHT THEN
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14
FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E PORTION.
.THU...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING S OF 25N TONIGHT AND S OF 26N SUN...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 83W SUN
AND SUN NIGHT...SHIFTING N OF 24N MON...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N W OF 82W TUE NIGHT THROUGH
THU...
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF
STREAM. N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 83W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAINBANDS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TUE AND
EARLY WED...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.
.THU...N OF 26N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
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.
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM NE...75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS
OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM
SE...70 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF IDA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF
IDA. S OF 18N W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BY SUN NIGHT. E OF 80W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 81W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF 84W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART BECOMING
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. W OF 84W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.THU...W OF 80W NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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