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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 31N71W TO DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 31N67W 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 E OF 80W SUN THROUGH
MON...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
FRONT NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF
FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 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 TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.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 E OF 80W 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. 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 25
TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND W
TO NW 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO
11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W
OF 75W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE ...N OF 22N E OF 72W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AND NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL N AND NE OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 72W 10 TO 14
FT AND S OF 25N 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF
BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO
SW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF
24N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 28N90W
TO SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL LIFT N TONIGHT AND SAT AS A WARM FRONT
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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...AND
TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. 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 5 TO 7 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 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 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS FAR N PART.


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 STATIONARY AND
GRADUALLY 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...THEN
MOVE 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...EXCEPT BECOMING
N TO NE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR
NW. .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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