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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL BECOME A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH OVERNIGHT
INTO TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTION TONIGHT...AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH
TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 BY EARLY SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S ACROSS THE NE
WATERS LATE 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...EXCEPT W OF 75W
SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED
NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND
EASTERN CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE 6 TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N W
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA AND
2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 74W SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND EASTERN
CUBA AND 2 TO 3 ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1026 MB HIGH NEAR 28N89W WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TUE MORNING...THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED AS A
RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO FAR NE MEXICO TUE NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THU. A WEAK HIGH WILL THEN FORM OVER THE NE GULF
FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 24N TO
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.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 AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N E 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...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE 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 SEA 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 SHOWERS W OF FRONT S OF 19N.
.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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