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FZNT27 KNHC 260253
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 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 RIDGE WILL EXTEND NE TO SW OVER THE NW WATERS
THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO
INTERACT WITH HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA.
RINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 20.2N 86.8W THU MORNING...THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND TURN NE TO NEAR 21.3N 86.7W THU EVENING...
AND CONTINUE NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND TURN E
TO NEAR 23.0N 85.0W BY EARLY FRI...AND TO THE N CENTRAL COAST
OF CUBA SAT AND SUN AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FAR W PORTION THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR W PORTION. E OF 94W WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PART N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E
OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S
OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT ...SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 20N
E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 89W THU NIGHT
THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM 26N85W TO 21.5N89W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SE OF SAME LINE 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 89W.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS S OF 25N E OF 89W...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 25N E OF
89W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N THU THROUGH
SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SW PART...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SPREADING
FROM S TO N OVER THE S PORTION.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EARLY S OF 25N W OF 84W...THEN
BECOMING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N...SHIFTING TO FAR E PORTION LATE.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W
DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N...BECOMING MORE CONCENTRATED SE
PORTION SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 25N TO
26N.


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