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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT WED OCT 19 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 PRE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST THIS MORNING AND MERGE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT
ENTERS THE NW WATERS FROM 31N79W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM 31N75W TO
WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT INTO THU AS IT BEGINS TO STALL. THE
FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO
EASTERN CUBA FRI AND SAT...THEN DRIFT W ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 74W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN
73W AND COLD FRONT..
.TODAY...FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 74W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND
COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF
23N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
SW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 15 FT N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE N OF PUERTO RICO LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP ACROSS THE
GULF TODAY TO E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU THEN BECOME
ORIENTED NE TO SW OVER THE WESTERN WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN
ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.TODAY...N OF 26N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT N OF 28N IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY....THEN DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
LATE TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT
S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N 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 WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BE REINFORCED BY A
STRONGER COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE MERGED FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO STALL AND WEAKEN WESTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS TONIGHT...
FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS THU...AND FROM EASTERN CUBA
TO SRN NICARAGUA FRI AND SAT BEFORE IT BEGINS TO MOVE BACK
TO THE W. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE WATERS S OF
15N E OF 62W FRI...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND
SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...N OF 17N W OF 78W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S 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 AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING
FRONT.


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