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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST MON FEB 21 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N70W 1022 MB WILL MOVE SE
WHILE WEAKENING AND SHIFTING SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT IN
RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE PUSHING S TO NEAR 30N BY
LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W BY WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE
E OF AREA EARLY THU AS A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT E FROM 29N65W TO S
FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. THE
FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN OVER SE GEORGIA
AND NORTHERN FLORIDA BY LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N 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. 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 73W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS
BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 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 NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
FRONT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 80W... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART...MOVING E OF AREA MON NIGHT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E
OF 75W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE...AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 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.
.SAT...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
25N TO 29N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
77W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY
TUE THEN DRIFT BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT WED. RIDGE ONCE
AGAIN BUILDS OVER THE N GULF WED AND THU THEN MOVES SE AS
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND
REACHES FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND
DISSIPATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 2
TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 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.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING 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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 21N55W TO 20N64W WILL SWEEP THROUGH
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TONIGHT THEN
WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS S
ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN
SLIDES E THROUGH SAT. TRADES INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT. LARGE N SWELL
WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLC PASSAGES
AND IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH EARLY THU. A
NEW SET OF N SWELLS THEN MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
ZONE FRI AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...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 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 THROUGH 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 AND SAT...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
15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT GULF OF HONDURAS.


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