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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR BERMUDA SW TO THE NW
BAHAMAS ALONG 25N THEN W ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N
W OF 75W...WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH MON AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS ALONG 31N. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN TUE
IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST WED. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO S FLORIDA WED
EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N70W TO

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONT. 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...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS SE OF FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS S
OF 27N W OF 75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON
NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 72W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N AHEAD OF
FRONT...THEN BECOMING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED...BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU... AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS
EXCEPT TO 8 FT EXPOSED AREAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT...SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT THU. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
SE SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 26N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE WED...THEN SHIFTING TO NE TO E THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NW
OF FRONT N OF 28N NE TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
NW OF FRONT S OF 28N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT TO 8
FT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF 25N E OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
NEAR 26N86W WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE
DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES
OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND LOW PRES OVER THE NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG NE TO E WINDS TO PERSIST OVER
THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OVER THE S WATERS. THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS NW. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH WED SHIFTING
SE BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 25N...
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND SE SWELL FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. .THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE SW PART. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT UP
TO 13 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO AND W CARIBBEAN...WITH
LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 21N86W WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH TUE.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
MUCH OF THE NW CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE. A
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 59/60W THIS EVENING MOVING W AT 15
TO 20 KT WILL ENTER THE FAR E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...MOVING ACROSS
THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E
HONDURAS BY LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT YUCATAN
CHANNEL. S OF 18N W OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SE TO S WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W SE WINDS
15 KT BECOMING S TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN
NW SWELL ...EXCEPT UP TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT W
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...LOCALLY TO 25
KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
WINDS GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS.

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