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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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 WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG 25N E OF 70W WILL SINK S
AND INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS THROUGH SAT MORNING AS HIGH
PRES SHIFTS SE INTO THE W ATLC. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
E ACROSS N PORTIONS SAT THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 22N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 FT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
NE AND E SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES
TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH LATE THU AND
COMBINE WITH DEEPENING LOW PRES MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TO PRODUCE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS FRI
THEN WEAKEN AND LIFT N THROUGH SAT. WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF
WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SAT AND THEN BASIN WIDE SUN...AHEAD OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT
AND REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MON MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5
FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT N OF 24N W OF
86W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N E OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT AFTER COLD FRONT PASSAGE. SEAS
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 25N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE U.S.
WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE W ATLC THU AND ACT TO EXPAND FRESH TO
STRONG TRADEWINDS FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO THE TROPICAL
N ATLC THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD N SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL FADE OVERNIGHT
WITH A SECOND SMALLER PULSE OF NORTHERLY SWELLS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THIS SAME AREA THU THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH 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 AND MON...N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E

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