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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 24N74W WILL
MOVE E OF AREA OVERNIGHT. A 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 NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO
W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW
CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT
APPROACHES NW CUBA LATE FRI THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 74W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 67W.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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...EXCEPT FAR SW PART
BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR SW
PART.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND NE TO SW OVER THE NW WATERS
THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO
INTERACT WITH HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA.
RINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 20.2N 86.8W THU MORNING...THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND TURN NE TO NEAR 21.3N 86.7W THU EVENING...
AND CONTINUE NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND TURN E
TO NEAR 23.0N 85.0W BY EARLY FRI...AND TO THE N CENTRAL COAST
OF CUBA SAT AND SUN AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 89W THU NIGHT
THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM 26N85W TO 21.5N89W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SE OF SAME LINE 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 89W.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS S OF 25N E OF 89W...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 25N E OF
89W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N THU THROUGH
SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SW PART...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SPREADING
FROM S TO N OVER THE S PORTION.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EARLY S OF 25N W OF 84W...THEN
BECOMING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N...SHIFTING TO FAR E PORTION LATE.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W
DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N...BECOMING MORE CONCENTRATED SE
PORTION SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 25N TO
26N.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 03 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS TO 115 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 17.9N 85.4W WED MORNING...
NEAR 19.0N 86.4W WED EVENING...NEAR 20.2N 86.8W THU MORNING...
THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND TURN NE AS IT REACHES TO NEAR 21.3N
86.7W THU EVENING...AND CONTINUE NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND TURN SHARPLY E TO NEAR 23.0N 85.0W BY EARLY FRI
EVENING...AND TO NEAR THE N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA SAT AND SUN
AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM WESTERN CUBA TO 12N84W SAT AND SUN. LOW PRES MAY FORM
AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU AND LINGER THROUGH
SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 83W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
75 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 95
KT GUSTS TO 115 KT...INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT
EARLY WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE...90
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 23
FT...BUILDING TO 26 FT WED. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W 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 82W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS
TO 120 KT...DIMINISHING TO 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND
NW QUADRANTS...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI S OF 19N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI...EXCEPT N OF 20N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS W OF 83W... SHIFTING TO N OF 19N LATE FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. E OF 81W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N
OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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