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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 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 RIDGE FROM 31N69W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS
IT SHIFTS S TO ALONG 28N WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY FRI...REACH FROM 31N75W TO
NE FLORIDA LATE FRI...FROM 30N65W TO 29N69W AND STATIONARY
TO DAYTONA BEACH ON SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N SUN
AS INTENSIFYING LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WITH
COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
24N E OF 74W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 72W SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF FRONT TO 28N E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 72W S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
...AND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT E OF 73W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF 72W E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 29N 30 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N
TO 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
75W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA SW TO 26N91W
WILL MOVE TO THE FAR NE GULF WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...REACH FROM
MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO THU...THEN STALL FROM NORTHERN
FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM
ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NW GULF SAT...THEN QUICKLY MOVE TO FAR
WESTERN FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO 24N89W
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE TO ACROSS
THE SE U.S. ON SUN WITH COLD FRONT FROM SARASOTA FLORIDA SW NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN... AND TO JUST SE OF AREA LATE
SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT
IN S SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE WINDS
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20
KT FAR SE PART EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT FAR SE PART.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SE OF PUERTO RICO
TO NEAR JAMAICA WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRES
RIDGING N OF AREA WILL SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. LARGE
LONG PERIOD N SWELLS AFFECTING THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND MUCH
OF THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED
NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO
E 15 TO 20 KT AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N W OF 85W. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT AND TO E 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE AND NE TO E 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.


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