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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 30N65W TO 25N72W TO
CENTRAL WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY
SUN EVENING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE SE MON THROUGH 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...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF
28N 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT ALONG AND NEAR 65W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. 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 ...EXCEPT BEHIND SECOND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT MON NIGHT NW TO N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND SECOND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE
MON NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .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 W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 ALSO N OF 27N W OF 79W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH CENTER OF 1032 MB NEAR 28N94W WILL SLIDE
E TO N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT
NE OF THE AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO WED AND THU.

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...HIGHEST
NEAR 23N88W. BROKEN PATCHES OF RAIN NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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. AREAS OF RAIN FAR S EARLY SUN
MORNING.
.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...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR AND THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 BECOME STATIONARY OVERNIGHT
...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY SE WHILE 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. 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 FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN NW OF
FRONT TO YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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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