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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SUN FEB 06 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W WILL
SLIGHTLY LIFT NWD AS IT REACHES FROM 31N76W TO 28N80W MON
MORNING THEN DISSIPATE LATER IN THE DAY. 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. A THIRD COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PART OF THE AREA BY FRI
EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 25N80W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 T0 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 23N. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N
OF 29N. 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. .FRI...N OF 25 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXCO EARLY
MON...FROM NEAR TAMPA 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 AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED NIGHT INTO EARLY
THU...FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA
BY EARLY THU EVENING...THEN TO JUST SE OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH
PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN
SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S OVERNIGHT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TUE NIGHT. 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 TUE NIGHT.
.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. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF
27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 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.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

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
THE 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
.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 THROUGH 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 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF
82W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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