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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 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...WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 30N71W WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA
THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N74W TO E CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM 31N65W TO
S FLORIDA BY LATE SAT...BEFORE DISSIPATING THROUGH MON. HIGH
PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT FROM THE CAROLINAS TO
BERMUDA...ALLOWING WINDS TO BRIEFLY INCREASE OVER THE BAHAMAS
SAT INTO MON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF 26N TUE AND
WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST WED AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE 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
TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AREA TO NEAR NE MEXICO WILL SAG S THROUGH SAT...THEN STALL
FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE
SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE STRONG E
WINDS SAT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER
THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES N OF THE FRONT...AND A DEVELOPING
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO AND NORTHERN
CENTRAL AMERICA. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
TUE...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TROUGH
ALONG 71W WILL SHIFT W TO 75W THROUGH EARLY SAT THEN DAMPEN
OUT. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 45W WILL MOVE INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN
BY LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E
OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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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