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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 19 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 FROM 31N65W TO 28N76W WILL QUICKLY
EXIT THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE S INTO THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION MON AND MON NIGHT AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT
PUSHES S TO ALONG 30N BY LATE TUE...AND WEAKENS FROM NEAR
27N65W TO 30N81W BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND FROM N OF
THE AREA TO JUST N OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND W 0F 77W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 8 TO 10 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 77W NE 15 TO 20
KT AND NE TO E 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 76W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO
13 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
TO SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 74W AND 78W SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W.
FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF
71W...AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 71W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF FRONT E OF 77W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W
OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT
TO 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 27N W OF 77W SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2
FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST SE OF LOUISIANA WILL
DISSIPATE SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED.
HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE NE PORTION WED AND THU WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 26N SHIFTING TO SW MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO
3 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO
SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. NEW HIGH BUILDS N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH
WED ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE...THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH
OF THE AREA WED AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SOME THU. LARGE LONG
PERIOD N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA BEGINNING MON AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
LATE TUE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLC PASSAGES...AND IN
THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH EARLY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT BETWEEN EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO JAMAICA. ELSEWHERE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N
E OF 81W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
17N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N
E OF 80W 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.
.WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N.


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