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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT MON OCT 31 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO THE NE
COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH
PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE E
GULF LATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD AGAIN
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU. IT WILL
REACH FROM FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 93W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 20 TO 25 KT..AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W
NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 94W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S
OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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