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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 06 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO NEAR VERO BEACH
FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS IT REACHES FROM 31N74W TO
NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST MON...REACH FROM
31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE...FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT
FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WED. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK
N AS A WARM FRONT ON THU AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S.
COAST WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT SW TO NE FLORIDA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...UPDATED
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL....BETWEEN FRONT AND 80W AND
2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
AREAS OF RAIN NW OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART N 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT
N OF 25N.
.WED...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 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.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT ...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 3 TO 5 FT. OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 22N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FL TO 23N89W TO
21N95W WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT AS WEAK
HIGH PRES TO THE N SHIFTS E OF THE GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TONIGHT...THEN QUICKLY
REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FL TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON
EVENING AND TO SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED...BUT
BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS A THIRD COLD FRONT THEN MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS LATE WED. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THU EARLY MORNING AND FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN NW OF
FRONT TO LINE 29N85W TO 26N90W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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
MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 24N E OF FRONT
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. AREAS OF
RAIN ALONG AND N OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 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. TRADES WILL
DIMINISH THU OVER THE CARIBBEAN...BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF T
HE TROPICAL N ATLC. A 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 THU.

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 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF
19N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. 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. .THU...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 W OF 82W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N
E OF 80W 2 TO 3 FT.


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