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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT 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 THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS
FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N89W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW IS NEAR 22N87W. THE PRES GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND THE LOW PRES
WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG NE TO E WINDS TO PERSIST OVER THE MUCH
OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH EARLY TUE. THE LOW...POSSIBLY A
TROPICAL CYCLONE...IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO TRACK NE TONIGHT TO
NEAR 26N86W TUE AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 28N83W BY LATE TUE NIGHT
BEFORE MOVING ACROSS N CENTRAL FLORIDA. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL SW
FROM THE LOW IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS
THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
OVER THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...S OF 27N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF
93W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG AND E 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF
94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART.
.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 27N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT
N OF 29N 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S
OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. W OF TROUGH
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 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 IN
NW SWELL...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 FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 83W...
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 83W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE...EXCEPT FROM 22N TO 25N
E TO SE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 22N W OF 83W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 22N E OF 83W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TUE...AND NW 25 TO 30 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR S OF 28N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT TUE...SHIFTING TO SE PORTION
TUE NIGHT.
.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...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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