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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN...THEN DRIFT
SE MON AND TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT...ACCELERATE SE AND MERGE WITH
THE REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT TUE NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT
WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS W
TO E ALONG 31N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N W OF 80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT E OF FRONT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO
N BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT
BEHIND SECOND FRONT. FROM 27N TO 29N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT ...AND BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 10 TO
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W
OF 72W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 76W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS...AND N OF 27N W OF 79W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER NE TEXAS WILL SHIFT SE TO THE
N CENTRAL PORTION SUN THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT NE
OF THE GULF WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO
WED AND TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PART 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF
25N 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N
OF 27N 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO A FRONTAL
WAVE NEAR 30N86W THEN DROPS S AS A STATIONARY FRONT INTO THE
GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE
NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. AS A RESULT...NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISH
WED THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD. THE EASTERLY
TRADES WILL ALSO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 1O FT...HIGHEST
W OF 85W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 83W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 82W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W.


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