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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012

...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 HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL
BEGIN TO BE REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE FROM
U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD ON THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS FRI. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
SE THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT...THEN TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2
0 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NE PART.
.FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NE PART EARLY.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W
OF 77W BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN
BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT AND DRIFT E THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES FROM THE
U.S. SEABOARD WILL BUILD S OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF
THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON SAT AS LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW WILL DRAG
A COLD FRONT SE TO OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
EASTWARD BEHIND IT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT...
THEN WEAKEN SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N W OF NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 80W AND S OF 17N E OF
80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
19N W OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 19N W
OF 83W 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.


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