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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 05 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON....REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO THE WEST PALM
BEACH FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER ON SUN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N74W TO NEAR
THE NW BAHAMAS...THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT FROM NEAR
31N72W TO 28N76W AND STATIONARY TO NW BAHAMAS. A SECOND COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST MON...REACH
FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE MON NIGHT...FROM 29N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA LATE TUE NIGHT...AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
WED WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
26N E OF 77W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 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 5
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 IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN
FRONT AND 75W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 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...NW 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. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY TO 24N86W TO EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE FAR SE PORTION
TONIGHT...THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SUN THROUGH MON AS
WEAK HIGH PRES TO THE N SHIFTS E OF THE GULF. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN
EVENING...QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO 25N89W TO
19N94W LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING...FROM NEAR TAMPA
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA ON MON AND TO E OF AREA MON
NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT TUE INTO WED...BUT BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS A THIRD
COLD FRONT THEN MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AFTERNOON. THIS
FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 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 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING SE
TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW
SWELL... EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF FRONT.
.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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS
WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT ...THEN STALL AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT OVER THE SE
GULF OF MEXICO SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER
THE NW CARIBBEAN MON...REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS
EARLY TUE...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
W OF 82W 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION MON AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S
OF 17N E OF 80W 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.


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