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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 18 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N65W TO 21N71W
AND SW TO EASTERN CUBA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE
NIGHT AS NW TO N SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION SUBSIDE. A
WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS TUE...THEN BECOME
ENERGIZED AS A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
ON WED...EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU...FROM
29N65W TO HISPANIOLA FRI...THEN WEAKEN E OF AREA SAT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
N SWELL E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N TO FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF
FRONT BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SHIFTING TO S TO SW
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF
68W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL WILL
CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THROUGH THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO
SHIFT TO THE FAR NE GULF LATE THU THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N...AND
2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND
3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES BETWEEN 79W AND 90W HAS AN EMBEDDED
1010 MB LOW NEAR 16N83W WITH TROUGHS NE TO NEAR JAMAICA AND SSW
TO NORTHERN COSTA RICA. THE LOW PRES AREA IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY
MOVE NW DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR THE LOW
TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
FROM 21N55W TO 22N71W WILL SLOWLY MOVE S THROUGH TUE
NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY WHILE DISSIPATING WED AND WED
NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF LOW AND TROUGH TO 86W NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 19N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 81W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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