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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST WED FEB 23 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...RIDGE ALONG 22N WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS A COLD
FRONT ALONG 30N W OF 60W ADVANCES SE. THE FRONT WILL STALL
FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT E OF
THE AREA THU FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE CAROLINAS.
THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E FRI...ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT
TO DROP S TO NEAR 30N ON SAT BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT ON SUN. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 65W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 65W. S OF FRONT TO 22N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG 25N...BLOCKING
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A WEAK
TROUGH WILL MIGRATE THROUGH THE SW GULF THIS MORNING THEN
DISSIPATE. SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE
AS LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND
SHIFT N SAT. WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AGAIN
SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY
SAT NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N 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
.TODAY...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S 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 MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES EARLY TODAY THEN DIMINISH. A
SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
FRI THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL.


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