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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 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 GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AREA TO NEAR NE MEXICO WILL SAG S THROUGH SAT...THEN STALL
FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE
SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE STRONG E
WINDS SAT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER
THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES N OF THE FRONT...AND A DEVELOPING
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO AND NORTHERN
CENTRAL AMERICA. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
TUE...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W.
.TUE...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
20N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


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