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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 17 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC W OF GEORGIA
WILL SHIFT E ALONG 30N THROUGH TUE. BROAD LOW PRES IN THE GULF
OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT NNE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED EVENING.
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 24N80W BY WED EVENING...FROM 31N74W TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED N OF 28N BETWEEN
COLD FRONT AND 74W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 30N W OF 71W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 71W.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 26N. N OF 28N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE
WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION FROM THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA NNE TO THE NE GULF WITH SMALL EMBEDDED 1003 MB LOW
PRES CENTER NEAR 22N89W THIS EVENING. THE ENTIRE BROAD
CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT
THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT SLOWLY N-NE AND BECOME MORE ELONGATED TUE
THROUGH WED. THE EMBEDDED LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO TRACK
SLOWLY NE TONIGHT AND LIKELY WEAKEN...REACHING NEAR 24N88W TUE
MORNING. THIS LOW OR A NEW LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TUE NIGHT. SOUTHERLY
GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE E GULF TONIGHT THROUGH TUE ON
THE E SIDE OF BROAD ELONGATED CIRCULATION. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL
SW FROM THE LOW IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL
ENTER THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE
ACROSS THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD OVER THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING FROM 24N TO 26N W OF 86W...
.TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 26N W OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 88W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 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 IN
NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 83W. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TUE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT TUE...SHIFTING TO
SE PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 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...BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CONTINUES TO ENCOMPASS
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO AND W
CARIBBEAN...WITH A SMALL EMBEDDED 1003 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM JUST
OFF THE N COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE BROAD CIRCULATION
WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY
BECOME MORE ELONGATED N TO S AND BEGIN TO LIFT NNE TUE THROUGH
WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
AFFECT THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE
AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 65W WILL DAMPEN OUT
OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED EVENING...REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA
TO E HONDURAS BY LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT....W OF 80W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N SE
TO S 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W. E OF 80W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 83W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. 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 ALONG AND
E OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT HIGHER GUSTS YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 8 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 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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