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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 01 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 SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW
PORTION WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO
NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS LOW PRES
FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL THEN
QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS N FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT E ACROSS FLORIDA DURING SAT...AND INTO THE FAR
WESTERN PORTION BY EARLY SAT EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
30N SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF
30N 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 27N
E OF 67W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS S INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF
77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 67W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 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 TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
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 AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO
SE TO S IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL QUICKLY
REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED
MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S
CENTRAL GULF THU. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE PUSHING THE FRONT FROM
NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO NEAR 25N90W...THEN S TO 19N92W BY THU
NIGHT. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI AS LOW PRES FORMS NEAR 28N85W. THE LOW WILL TRAIL A
COLD FRONT TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE FRI...AND
DRAG THE FRONT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF AND ACROSS
FLORIDA ON SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR NW PORTION ...BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT TO
26N S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S FRI.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT...AND 2 TO 3 FT SE OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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
RATHER LIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED.
THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS LATE WED THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR TRADES
TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS. A GULF OF
MEXICO COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF
21N 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. N OF 18N E
OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT SAT AFTERNOON. N OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT SAT. N OF 17N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.


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