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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WITH ITS CENTER OVER THE
EASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFTING NW THROUGH TUE.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
MUCH OF THE NW CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE. A
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 57W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT.
THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENTERING THE FAR EASTERN
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE AS IT WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA
TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N...AND ALSO S OF
14N E OF 63W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
.TUE...E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E
TO SE WITHIN 90 NM E OF WAVE TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 56W MON THROUGH TUE.
.WED...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N
TO 19N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM JUST E OF BERMUDA TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND TO S FLORIDA BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD TODAY
TO N OF THE AREA TUE MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 31N.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN LATER TUE THROUGH WED
IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
EARLY WED. INCREASING SLY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT WITH
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE WED...THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WESTERN
CUBA BY LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED AREAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 71W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 71W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT... EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 71W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 71W.
.TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE...EXCEPT FAR NW PART
BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NW PART ALONG AND FRONT.
.WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E
OF FRONT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO
SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 9 TO 11
FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF
26N SE OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.


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