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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU OCT 20 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND IT. THE FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL THEN DEVELOP
INTO A BROAD TROUGH THAT WILL DRIFT WESTWARD FRI NIGHT THROUGH
MON AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND 77W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF
77W IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND
70W. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL BETWEEN THE FRONT
AND 77W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 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 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO 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 NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG WEAKENING FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15
KT...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
SHIFTING TO SE TO S MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL MON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SETTLING IN OVER THE AREA WILL BECOME
ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH SUN WITH THE PARENT HIGH CENTER SHIFTING SE TO THE N
CENTRAL WATERS ON MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF
26N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N...AND TO 3 TO
5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 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 COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NW HONDURAS
WILL STALL AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL
THEN SLOWLY MOVE E TO EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO SE NICARAGUA
FRI. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT WESTWARD OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON AS BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER
THE SW CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG 55W/56W WILL
REACH NEAR 60W LATE TONIGHT...MOVE INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI
AND SAT...OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN
BEFORE DISSIPATING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT W TO NW WITHIN 60 NM W OF FRONT S OF 17N. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 18N. E OF FRONT SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF
FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.


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