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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST THU FEB 24 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25N65W TO E CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL SAG S TODAY AND STALL FROM 21N65W TO S FLORIDA
LATE TODAY...BEFORE DISSIPATING W OF 65W OVERNIGHT. A SECOND
FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 31N SAT...THEN LIFT N SAT NIGHT. A
THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY LATE MON
NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL SHIFT SE
INTO THE W ATLC LATE TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN
GULF WILL INCREASE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND LOW PRES MOVING
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. 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...AND FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE
S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 28N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE.


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 MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN E SWELL.
.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 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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