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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT WED OCT 26 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 TONIGHT. 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 IS CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA. RINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 20.0N 86.9W THU
AFTERNOON...THEN INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT 21.4N 86.9W
LATE THU NIGHT...WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM. RINA
WILL THEN MOVE TO JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22.5N
86.5W BY FRI AFTERNOON AND TURN SHARPLY SE TO NEAR 23.0N 84.5W
SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND NW CUBA LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 W OF 93W LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT... EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N E OF 88W...
.TONIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E
AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT SAT...AND TO N TO NE 20 TO 25
KT W OF 86W LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT SE PART NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 86W LATE SAT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N 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 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 25N...SHIFTING TO E OF 86W LATE
SAT.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...
.TONIGHT...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 LATE THU NIGHT. 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 THU NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
SPREADING FROM S TO N OVER THE S PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EARLY S OF 25N W OF
84W...THEN BECOMING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 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.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FROM 26N TO 28N.


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