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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON OCT 24 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 WEAK COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW WATERS WILL BE
REINFORCED BY A SECONDARY SURGE TONIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE E OF AREA WED.
AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN
SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE
GEORGIA COAST FRI...AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF
26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT FAR NW LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT N OF AREA TUE WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NE TO SW OVER
THE NW PORTIONS THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN EARLY
THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT. TROPICAL
CYCLONE RINA REMAIN OVER NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A FEW TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.1N 83.1W 989 MB AT 5 PM MOVING
W NW OR 300 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 80 KT. RINA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO
17.6N 85.2W 2 AM WED...NEAR 18.1N 86.0W AT 2 PM WED...THEN
A TROUGH OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE MOVING W AND
REACHING THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THE MERGE WITH THE MONSOON
GYRE OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN THU INTO SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 81W...
.TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 100 NM NW AND 80 NM SW QUADRANTS AND
AND 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 80 KT...INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT LATE TONIGHT AND
90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT TUE. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT WITHIN 75 NM N AND
50 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 81W.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 90 NM N AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF
RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT...INCREASING 105
KT GUSTS TO 130 KT WED. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75
NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W.
.THU THROUGH SAT FRI...WITHIN 90 NM N AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLES
OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT FRI...AND FURTHER DIMINISHING TO 75
KT GUSTS TO 90 KT SAT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90
NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 84W.

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