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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST SUN FEB 20 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...COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 22N68W WILL MOVE E OF 65W
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL
THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION MON AND MON NIGHT AS A
STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES S TO ALONG 30N BY TUE NIGHT...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 THU...AND
SHIFT SE FROM 30N65W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE SE U.S.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
EXCEPT N OF 28N 14 TO 20 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF
75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...
EXCEPT W OF 79W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
FAR SE PORTION.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 N TO NE WINDS 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 AND TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW
PORTION.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF
EARLY TUE THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON WED. HIGH PRES
WILL MOVE INTO THE NE PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. WINDS BECOME LIGHT AS
ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI...AND
POSSIBLY REACH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE FRI
AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 24N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WINDS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ABOUT 270 NM NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
ZONE WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THOSE WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT AS IT
WEAKENS. HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG THE U.S. COAST WILL MOVE SE
AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT. STRONGER HIGH BUILDS THEN BUILDS
S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED THROUGH FRI AS IT SLIDES E
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE...THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA WED AND BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN THU INTO FRI. LARGE
LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND
EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT
IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLC PASSAGES...AND IN THE
NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH EARLY THU. A BATCH OF
SMALLER N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC
ON FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S 0F 17N
W OF 84W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS.


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