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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST TUE FEB 22 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 OVER THE NW BAHAMAS WILL
DISSIPATE WED. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W
WED...THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW PART N OF 30N BY LATE FRI WHERE
IT WILL STALL AND SHIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SAT. HIGH PRES
WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF
27N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 73W
AND 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. 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 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 WINDS 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. .THU AND THU NIGHT....NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N W OF 77W SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 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 AND SUN...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL STALL
AND DRIFT INLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT
E FRI AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF.
THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON
FRI...THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE
PREVAILING THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 87W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF
87W SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E
OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 87W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE.
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 THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDE E. FRESH
TO STRONG TRADES WILL INCREASE IN AREAL EXTENT STARTING
THU...AND WILL COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH
TONIGHT. A SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
84W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
N OF 18N 3 TO 5 FT.


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