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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT 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 THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO
24N89W WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE DISSIPATING
THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND HIGH
PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND LOW PRES OVER
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG NE TO E WINDS TO
PERSIST OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH MON WITH THE
STRONGEST OF THE WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS. THE LOW MAY
POSSIBLY INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS
NW. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
TUE THROUGH WED...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. HIGH
PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TUE
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE THIS
AFTERNOON EXCEPT SE OF FRONT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON...AND
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SE OF FRONT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND NEW FRONT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FIRST
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL
BEHIND NEW FRONT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE OF FIRST FRONT. W OF
93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND NEW FRONT...EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 94W 20 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NW PORTION LATE.
.THU...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT LATE. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
W OF 94W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 25N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...AND TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND NEW FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND NEW FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF
26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND NEW FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE
FORCE SW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...AND
UP TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW
FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT AHEAD OF FRONT SW
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT AHEAD OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT.


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