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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SUN FEB 19 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY
TONIGHT..REACH FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON MORNING...THEN
MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
ACROSS THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION
SHIFTS E. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE
NW WATERS THU...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION BY
LATE THU. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD 28N65W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT LATE...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT LATE AND 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT TO
75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W
OF 70W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ROM 26N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 29N BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. FROM 22N TO
26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL LATE.
S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS MON
NIGHT...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE MORNING...AND DISSIPATE
TUE NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF
WED LIFTING NE BY THU MORNING AS ATLC RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM
THE E. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF
25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR SE PART EARLY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON
NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE...EXCEPT N OF 28N W TO NW 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N EARLY.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WINDS...EXCEPT N OF 27N 25 TO 30
KT AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SHIFTING TO NW TO
N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.. EXCEPT N OF 27N 7 TO 10 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT SE
OF FRONT EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N LATE.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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 TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 20N W OF THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE MON...DISSIPATING MON NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E DISSIPATING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED AND THU. FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND
THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 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 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 84W E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND S OF 17N E OF 84W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT N OF 18N DURING THE DAY. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N...AND 4 TO
6 FT S OF 18N.
.WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
80W.
.THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N S OF E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 18N E OF 84W SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N EXCEPT E OF 81W 2 TO 4 FT.


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