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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 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...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH
SUN. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SAT THROUGH SUN OVER THE NW
PORTION PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM
31N69W TO WESTERN CUBA LATE SUN AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 8 TO 11 FT. 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 DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 INCREASING TO 20 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 IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM LOUISIANA TO SOUTH TEXAS WILL
WEAKEN OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL FORM IN THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT
THEN RACE NE SAT INTO THE SE U.S. WITH A COLD FRONT FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 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 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 IN THE 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...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART SW 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT FAR SE PART 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...E WINDS 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 PERSIST 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...THEN
WEAKEN MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE YUCATAN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...
EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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.
.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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