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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST THU FEB 09 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...THEN IS A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT SHIFTS E TODAY AHEAD OF HIGH PRES
BUILDING FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA THROUGH LATE FRI. A
SECOND FRONT EMERGES OFF NE FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM
31N75W TO S FLORIDA BY SAT MORNING...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN MORNING. THE FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES
FROM 22N62W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
FRONT W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 25N ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1016 MB AT 21N94W DRIFTS N THROUGH EARLY
FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS REST OF AREA. LOW PRES
IS ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT OVER NE GULF SAT. FRONT MOVES E OF
AREA LATE SAT. A RIDGE BUILDS IN ITS WAKE WITH STRONG E-NE
WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N W
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT...N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MIGRATING EASTWARD WELL N OF THE AREA
MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL N
ATLC INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE SAT...THEN STALLS AND
DISSIPATES FROM 22N62W TO EASTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN BY LATE
MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA SUN INTO
MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH 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 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N OF 18N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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