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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT FEB 04 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...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 23.5N65W EXTENDING W-NW TO
ELEUTHERA ISLAND TO NEAR FLORIDA E COAST WILL DRIFT S AND
WEAKEN...BECOMING A STATIONARY SHEARLINE FROM 23N65W TO ANDROS
ISLAND EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OFF
COAST TODAY AND BUILD RIDGE ALONG 29N SUN. SHEARLINE TO
DISSIPATE MON AS NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW PORTIONS. LOW
PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG OFF CAROLINAS ALONG THIS FRONT
MON AND MOVE NE MON NIGHT AND TUE...AND DRAG COLD FRONT ACROSS
NW PORTIONS TUE... WHERE IT WILL STALL FROM NEAR 30N65W TO
FLORIDA KEYS WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS
15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15
KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
THROUGH THIS EVENING S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS
ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N E OF 75W W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
28N W OF 75W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N
SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS SE TEXAS WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS
COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOUTH OF
MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SUN MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN
DRIFT SE AND STALL FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON. STRONG N WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SW GULF WATERS BEHIND
FRONT LATE SUN AND MON. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS FAR NW
CARIB AND E YUCATAN MON TO DRIFTS N AND EXTEND INTO SE GULF
MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AND ENHANCE NE WINDS N OF FRONT...ACROSS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN SHIFTING NE 10 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT
BECOMING N 20 KT NW OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ALONG AND SE OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT FLORIDA CURRENT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN TODAY. HIGH PRES TO SHIFT SE
INTO W CENTRAL ATLC AND ESTABLISH NARROW WEAKENED RIDGE ALONG
29N BY SUN THEN WEAKEN FURTHER MON. NEW HIGH PRES TO MOVE
ACROSS W ATLC TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE
AND 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...LOCALLY TO 8 FT IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W
OF 81W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.

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