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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 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 FROM 31N72W TO N FLORIDA WILL BE
REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE INTO THE AREA
THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS
FRI. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E OF AREA SUN. A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SUN...THEN PASS
OVER THE NE PORTION MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 74W BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. FROM 26N TO 29N
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND
77W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW
PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W
OF 77W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N
W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF
75W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM
25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN IN NE
TO E SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N E OF 90W WILL BE
REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FROM THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
THAT BUILDS S ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THROUGH FRI.
THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS LOW PRES
DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE SUN...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
INDUCE A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WITH THE EXPECTATIONS OF GALE
FORCE WINDS OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
E OF 89W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE TO E N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 89W BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS
10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E OF
84W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF
26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO S 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 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.
THE HIGH THEN WEAKENS SUN AND MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 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 8
FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
18N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
19N W OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT.


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