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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 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 FROM 31N73W TO INLAND NE FLORIDA WILL
REACH FROM 31N66W TO 29N73W AND STATIONARY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
BY LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N ON SAT NIGHT IN
ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW
PORTION SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W
TO SE FLORIDA BY SUN EVENING...FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA BY
MON AFTERNOON...AND SE OF THE AREA TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUE AND SHIFT EASTWARD INTO
WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION ON WED IN
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N SUN AND MON...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 27N
TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM
25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N
E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N AND BECOMING W
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT N
OF 30N 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...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 30N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 30
TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART EARLY.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA TO 28N90W AND
TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL LIFT N TONIGHT AND SAT AS LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO
ACROSS LOUISIANA AS IT DEEPENS THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING
A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE STRONG FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT
NIGHT...FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...AND SLIDE
EASTWARD SUN ALLOWING FOR SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE NW
WATERS SUN...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY
EARLY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST
TUE...AND REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT ...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO
SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
SUN ALLOWING FOR A WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO REACH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL EARLY SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME GRADUALLY BECOME
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TO 15N81W MON AFTERNOON...AND FROM HAITI TO 15N80W TUE. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC...AND ACROSS MUCH
OF THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON NIGHT...AND
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT ...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AND 15 TO 20
KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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