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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM 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...BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION FROM THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA NNE TO THE NE GULF WITH SMALL EMBEDDED 1003 MB LOW
PRES CENTER NEAR 22N89W THIS EVENING. THE ENTIRE BROAD
CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT
THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT SLOWLY N-NE AND BECOME MORE ELONGATED TUE
THROUGH WED. THE EMBEDDED LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO TRACK
SLOWLY NE TONIGHT AND LIKELY WEAKEN...REACHING NEAR 24N88W TUE
MORNING. THIS LOW OR A NEW LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TUE NIGHT. SOUTHERLY
GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE E GULF TONIGHT THROUGH TUE ON
THE E SIDE OF BROAD ELONGATED CIRCULATION. 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 SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW
TO W 5 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SE PORTIONS TUE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY WED...
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 95W.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 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 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND COLD FRONT. W OF 93W
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
COLD 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 AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30
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 AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING FROM 24N TO 26N W OF 86W...
.TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 26N W OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 88W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 83W. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TUE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT TUE...SHIFTING TO
SE PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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