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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 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.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA
SW TO 26N90W AND TO INLAND MEXICO JUST S OF TAMPICO WILL REACH
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT
...THEN SLOW DOWN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW
TO WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 24N92W WITH TRAILING COLD
FRONT S TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS THE LOW
DEEPENS AND ACCELERATES NE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF...LATE FRI INTO SAT...AND TO E OF THE GULF
LATE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
FRONT. 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 AND SHIFTING NW N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N
FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 19N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 84W 2 TO 4 FT.


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