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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED FEB 02 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A
LIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING TRADES TO
INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT AFTERNOON...THEN
WEAKEN FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR NORTHERN BELIZE SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 12N E OF 66W...AND S
OF 13N W OF 66W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 14N W OF 72W NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
FAR SW PART. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT N OF 16N...AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 16N.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF
71W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 71W 4
TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT FROM 14N TO 6N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FROM 13N TO 16N...AND N OF 19N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT
ENTERS THE NW PORTION WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N74W TO NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING. THE W PORTION
OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT INTO THE NW WATERS AS A WARM FRONT
THROUGH FRI MORNING AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO...WHILE THE E PORTION MOVES E OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION EARLY SAT...AND REACH FROM
31N74W TO S FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT ...SHIFTING TO SW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO
27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W
SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N W
OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN W TO NW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.


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