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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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
MOVE E TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS
EARLY FRI AND EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE
FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN SAT AND SUN. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO NE PORTION SUN NIGHT...WEAKENS AND EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO
31N75W BY LATE MON. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF CAROLINAS TUE AND
MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA WITH COLD FRONT APPROACHING FAR NW
WATERS BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT W OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
70W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. FROM 26N TO 29N VARIABLE NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT S OF 24N
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N
WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 20
TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 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 N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE N 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.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN IN
NE TO E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE LATE MON AS BROAD LOW PRES OVER YUCATAN MON MOVES
INTO GULF AND ENHANCES NE WINDS OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL GULF.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SW GULF LATE SUN AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS DEVELOPING N OF 28N LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 22N TO 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
22N TO 28N.

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 THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. N OF 17N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
18N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N W OF 83W. 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 E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3
TO 4 FT N OF 20N.

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