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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 02 2012

...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 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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 8 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 NORTHERN GULF WILL
STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT
AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO BY LATE SUN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 IN SE SWELL. 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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