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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST MON FEB 14 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION TONIGHT AND RACE SE MERGING
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 FROM W TO E JUST N OF 31N N THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKENS
AS IT DROPS S FRI REACHING NEAR 27N SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OVERNIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FIRST
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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...HIGHEST NE PART. 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 AND WED
NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE W
OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT
E OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 78W
AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND
SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1028 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N90W WILL MEANDER OVER
THE N CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA WITH A
RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO
5 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE
HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRES
CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLIDE EASTWARD
TO OVER THE CENTRAL SW N ATLC LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT WHILE
WEAKENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS W OF FRONT S OF 17N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 85W.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF
81W NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N AND GULF OF
HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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