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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 12 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...COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 19N72W WILL MOVE SE OF
THE AREA MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP
OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH
WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL PASS OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST FRI AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 71W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 78W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 74W AND 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 78W NE
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND ISOLATED TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT S
OF 25N E OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF
BAHAMAS W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO
NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF SECOND FRONT AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT ON WED. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND THIRD
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 26N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS SETTING UP OVER W WATERS
TONIGHT AND WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE N
GULF THROUGH TUE...STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO
THE CENTRAL GULF WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...
EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON AND
SHIFTING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF
26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
MON NIGHT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT
W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PART TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE
NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER WILL STALL TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE IN THE CARIBBEAN BY TUE. THE FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 80W MON.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 81W WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 83W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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