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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 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 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL
BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 28N THU...THEN SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH
SUN AS LOW PRES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TRACKS NE ACROSS THE
SE U.S. AND DEEPENS AS IT QUICKLY MOVES NE ACROSS THE U.S.
EASTERN SEABOARD. SW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE SAT AND
THROUGH SUN OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS
EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N76W TO WEST PALM
BEACH FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA BY
SUN EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON
AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 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. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N W OF 76W. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 29N...AND S OF 25N E OF 75W.
.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 VARIABLE WINDS 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE EXCEPT N OF 29N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 72W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND
FRONT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N. S OF 25N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE NW GULF THU...THEN LIFT BACK
N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES
WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS SE
U.S. AS AN INTENSE LOW PRES SYSTEM WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT...FROM TAMPA
FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND TO SE OF
THE GULF LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 BECOMING
NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT
FAR SE PART SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRI
THEN SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH MON. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO
MON...BUT WEAKEN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CUBA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15
KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
17N. .FRI THROUGH 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...EXCEPT
GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5
FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT FAR NW
PART BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT.


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