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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM 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 EXTREME S FLORIDA
TO NEAR 21N92W WILL LIFT SLOWLY N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE
DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE. A LARGE AND ELONGATED CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION CONTINUES TONIGHT...CENTERED ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND ENCOMPASSING THE ADJACENT W CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF
MEXICO. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED
STATES AND THIS LOW PRES OVER THE YUCATAN WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG
NE TO E WINDS TO PERSIST OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF THROUGH
TUE WITH GALES OVER THE S WATERS THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A TROPICAL CYCLONE TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE SE GULF THROUGH TUE AS THE BROAD LOW PRES LIFTS SLOWLY N
AND NW. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE
AFTERNOON AND MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT
THROUGH WED...SHIFTING SE OF THE BASIN WED EVENING. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT NW
PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL MON.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO
N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE HALF.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND NEW FRONT. W OF 93W NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW
FRONT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF
21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF
94W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N...
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E
AND SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. .THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT S OF 24N
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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