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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 13 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...HIGH PRES REMAINS CENTERED ACROSS THE N CENTRAL
ATLC EXTENDING SW TO THE NE CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING...WHILE A
LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 28N72.5W 1008 MB CONTINUES TO MOVE
N...AND WILL EXIT THE AREA TO THE N LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM
31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SAT...WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH FROM 31N65W THROUGH CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO NW CUBAN COAST SUN THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AND
DRIFT N MON THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF
72W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S
WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
24N E OF 73W THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT FRI.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
W OF BAHAMAS...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 20
KT W OF BAHAMAS AND 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT FAR SW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT ALONG
TROUGH. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS AND W
OF BAHAMAS BECOMING S WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST THIS EVENING...AND WILL
REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI MORNING...FROM
FORT MEYERS TO 25N90W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING...THEN
STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ARCHING W THEN SW INTO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT WILL
COMBINE WITH BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AMERICA
AND THE W CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST TUE EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
WINDS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND
THE W CARIBBEAN WILL MEANDER AND DEEPEN THROUGH SUN THEN DRIFT
N ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND TUE...YIELDING A STEADY
INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. A
SLOW-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43W/44W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC SUN...AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 3
FT. E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 83W.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N FROM 80W TO 85W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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