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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT MON OCT 31 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO WEAK LOW
PRES NEAR 28N78W 1011 MB...AND CONTINUES SW TO ACROSS S CENTRAL
FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE TONIGHT...EXITING THE
AREA EARLY TUE MORNING AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATIONARY
FRONT DEVELOPS INTO A COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA TUE
MORNING ...THEN MOVE SE FROM NEAR 31N66W TO W CENTRAL CUBA TUE
NIGHT ...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM NEAR 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
BY WED MORNING WHILE MERGING WITH A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG
65W/66W. THE FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
THU BEFORE DRIFTING SE FRI AND SAT IN RESPONSE TO STRONG HIGH
PRES THAT BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. N OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS OF LOW. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF
76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 74W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT S OF 26N N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 26N 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 74W NE 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
SE OF MERGED FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 5 TO 6 FT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 78W
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...AND 4 TO 7 FT S
OF 21N E OF 67W.
.SAT...E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N
OF 26N...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO THE NE
COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH
PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE E
GULF LATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD AGAIN
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU. IT WILL
REACH FROM FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W 1008
MB WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A
TROUGH JUST ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TUE...AND INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND THE
FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC BY TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL
MERGE WITH A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW
N ATLC THROUGH THU BEFORE IT BEGINS TO MOVE E AS A FRONTAL
TROUGH FRI REACHING TO ALONG 22N59W TO NEAR THE LEEWARDS
ISLANDS BY BY LATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE FAR NW
TROPICAL N ATLC. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE S
PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE AND INTO VENEZUELA THROUGH TUE
NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 85W 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 79W S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. E OF 79W N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 78W 2 TO 3 FT...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 83W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO1 5 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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