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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011

...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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 29N77W WILL
DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA WILL MOVE
S WITH A RIDGE SW ALONG 31N LATE THU THROUGH SAT AS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRES...OR POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVES
THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT... EXCEPT N OF 27N 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E
OF 76W ...AND N OF 27N W OF 77W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 69W.
.THU...S OF 24N E OF 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
W OF 71W.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N W OF 69W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 69W AND
75W...AND 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 69W
AND 75W...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 22N E OF 69W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N91W WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A TROUGH ACROSS THE W CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU AND
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SE
GULF THU THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF
FRI...AND MERGE WITH THE N PORTIONS OF THE TROUGH ACROSS THE NE
GULF AND FLORIDA PENINSULA FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING ISOLATED N OF 26N THU.
.FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN SOME
THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH
SAT. LOW PRES IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST TO TRACK
WESTWARD WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL
CYCLONE AS IT ENTERS THE EXTREME FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N
ATLANTIC EARLY ON FRI...AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E
OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N
E OF 78W INCREASING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT S OF 18N E OF 80W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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