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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED FEB 08 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 WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST N OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
WITH A TROUGH NE TO 31N78W WILL LIFT NE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT
WITH TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO NW BAHAMAS BY LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL THEN MERGE WITH THE TROUGH THU FROM 31N69W TO
27N74W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL
THEN EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME ORIENTED E TO W ALONG 25N
THROUGH SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN PORTION DURING SAT AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SAT...AND FROM 28N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF
BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 71W. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND N OF 26N E OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SW TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION
LIFTS SLOWLY NE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI AS THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE TROUGH DEVELOPS INTO A WEAK LOW OVER THE WESTERN PART
OF THE SW GULF. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH
EARLY FRI ...THEN QUICKLY TRACK NE TO THE MIDDLE GULF BY FRI
NIGHT BEFORE MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN
GULF SAT. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
INTO SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 23N TO 25N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N W OF 87W BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N...AND
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WESTERN
CUBA SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
YUCATAN CHANNEL ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 85W...AND N OF
16N W OF 85W.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AND
NE 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL.


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