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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SAT FEB 18 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 EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 29N71W THEN
BECOMES STATIONARY NW TO A 1013 MB LOW AT 31N80W AND W TO
INLAND N FLORIDA. THE LOW TRACK NE THROUGH SUN WITH THE
STATIONARY LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT. LOW PRES FROM THE GULF
OF MEXICO WILL QUICKLY TRACK NE TO ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES
THROUGH SUN NIGHT PUSHING A STRONGER COLD FRONT OFF THE FLORIDA
NE COAST SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY MON AND TO E OF THE AREA TUE.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP IN THE NW WATERS TUE AND WED
AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS
LATE WED NIGHT AND PASS JUST TO THE N OF THE AREA THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N SUN NIGHT AND MON...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NUMEROUS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM
23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W
TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 71W AND
75W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N BEHIND FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
LATE...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W S TO SW.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL LIFT
NE TONIGHT DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA MON MORNING...PUSHING SE
OF THE GULF SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TUE. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED
INTO THU.

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

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


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL SUN NIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TO 15N81W MON AND DISSIPATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL EXPAND TO COVER THE CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT GULF
OF HONDURAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF
19N.


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