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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON OCT 17 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 1003 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM JUST NE OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH TUE MORNING.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE NW CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN
CHANNEL THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG
63W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E
HONDURAS BY LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL.

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

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N.
.WED...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND WAVE FRI. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM JUST SE OF BERMUDA SW
TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE MORNING AS A HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ALONG
31N. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN TUE IN RESPONSE TO A
COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED. LOW
PRES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL TRACK NE AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE ACROSS NE FLORIDA...AND POSSIBLY OVER THE FAR NW WATERS
TUE NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO S FLORIDA BY WED EVENING...FROM
31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME
STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED N OF 28N E OF
FRONT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 30N W OF 71W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 71W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING
S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N W
OF 75W...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT NE OF BAHAMAS... EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT TUE NIGHT...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND THU...BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED...AND TO N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT THU...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT TO 8 FT
EXPOSED AREAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 72W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW
SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED...THEN SHIFTING TO NE
TO E THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. N OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N E
OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.


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