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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 04 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR N WATERS WILL MOVE
N OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW
PORTION SAT...STALLING AND DISSIPATING FROM 31N72W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST EARLY MON EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO WESTERN CUBA MON
EVENING AND FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA TUE EVENING. NEAR GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE SECOND COLD FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT S OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO
29N90W TO 25N92W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N92W. WEAK LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ALONG THE FRONT. THE
LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE OF AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT
E AS A COLD FRONT AND PASSING SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL SHIFT E ALONG THE NORTHERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST SUN EVENING AND MOVING SE OF AREA MON NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN
BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE AND INCREASING
TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL AND MOVE N OVER THE SE
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW CARIBBEAN MON...REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS
LATE MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N E OF 82W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF
18N E OF 82W...AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL SE OF JAMAICA.

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