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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN
THROUGH EARLY WED. BROAD LOW PRES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
TRACK NNE THROUGH 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 S FLORIDA BY WED EVENING...FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY
EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N70W
TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI AND SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND 74W...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 22N E OF 70W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT E OF
FRONT... AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. 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 LOW PRES OVER THE SE AND S CENTRAL GULF WITH
AN ASSOCIATED 1003 MB LOW AT 23N89W WILL MOVE NNE THROUGH WED
WITH THE LOW OR POSSIBLE NEW LOW MOVING INLAND THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND REGION WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL TRAIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN TEXAS THAT PUSHES
INTO THE NW WATER THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE
ACROSS THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E OF 88W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 88W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 88W. S OF 25N W OF
88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 25N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 26N NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF
87W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED
NIGHT. .THU...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N E OF 87W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND TO
2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W...
.TODAY...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W
SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W 4 TO
6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF
28N. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.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 ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL LIFT NNE TUE THROUGH WED
NIGHT AS A WEAK PRES PATTERN CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT
INTO EARLY WED...THEN BE ABSORBED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT
PUSHES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED EVENING. THIS COLD WILL REACH
FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY LATE THU WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF
17N ALONG 66W WILL WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE WED
NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
N OF 19N W OF 82W 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND COLD 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 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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