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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO S
FLORIDA WILL STALL BY LATE SUN FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE SUN FROM THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG
30N. WINDS DIMINISH MON AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS TO
THE NE. S TO SW WINDS INCREASE OVER WATERS N OF 25N LATE TUE
INTO WED...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL EMERGE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED. FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS UP TO
25 KT WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...AS THE FRONT PUSHES E AND
REACHES FROM 31N76W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN EXPOSED AREAS. N
OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF
FRONT. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO
23N93W TO 11N94W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. STRONG NE TO E
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF SAT THROUGH MON
BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND BROAD
LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT
BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND
NEW FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
NEW FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA
AND W CARIBBEAN WILL DEEPEN THROUGH SUN THEN DRIFT N ACROSS
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N
NEAR 51W/52W MOVE W OF 55W LATE TODAY THEN LARGELY DAMPEN OUT
IN THE E CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 4
TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTIONS SUN.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NW PART LATE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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