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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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 HAS STALLED FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO
THE NORTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO DRIFT NW SUN
AFTERNOON THEN LIFT N OF 28N MON THROUGH TUE MORNING. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT THROUGH
SUN NIGHT FROM THE NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 30N. WINDS THEN DIMINISH MON AS THE HIGH
PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS TO THE NE. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE E OFF FLORIDA EARLY WED
WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO THE NW COAST OF CUBA BY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 27N
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS VICINITY
OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW 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 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED AREAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE...AND BECOMING NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E
OF FRONT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO
SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 9 TO 11
FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF
26N SE OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N80W TO 21N93W
TO 18N94W WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT THEN GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE SUN THROUGH LATE MON AS IT BEGINS TO DRIFT NW. 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 CENTRAL AMERICA. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH
WED...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN
BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11
FT...WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 15 FT IN THE FLORIDA CURRENT SUN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ENCOMPASSING CENTRAL
AMERICA AND THE ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO...E PACIFIC AND W
CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH TUE AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N NEAR 55W WILL
MOVE W THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THEN WILL LARGELY
DAMPEN OUT IN THE E CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA
TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE E
OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W O 78W...EXCEPT
NUMEROUS W OF 84W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTION SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E
OF 82W.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S OF 18N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8
FT GULF OF HONDURAS.


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