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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU OCT 20 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 COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NW HONDURAS
WILL STALL AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL
THEN SLOWLY MOVE E TO EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO SE NICARAGUA
FRI. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT WESTWARD OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON AS BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER
THE SW CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG 55W/56W WILL
REACH NEAR 60W LATE TONIGHT...MOVE INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI
AND SAT...OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN
BEFORE DISSIPATING.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THU...N OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 71W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N W OF 69W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 71W
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 69W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
11N SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL
N OF 10N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 14N.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
15N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 15N.
.MON...N OF 10N WINDS NE TO E WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND IT. THE FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL THEN DEVELOP
INTO A BROAD TROUGH THAT WILL DRIFT WESTWARD FRI NIGHT THROUGH
MON AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND 77W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF
77W IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120
NM E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL BETWEEN THE FRONT
AND 77W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG WEAKENING FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15
KT...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL MON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW WATERS.


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