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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST MON FEB 20 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 31N66W TO 25N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE AND SLIDE E OF
THE AREA WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET
UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY WED AND
DISSIPATE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW
WATERS FRI AFTERNOON...REACH FROM 31N72W TO W CUBA EARLY SAT
AND FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN
FRONT
AND 75W NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NW
SWELL...EXCEPT
BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W NW 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S TO SW SE OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. N OF 23N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. 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 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 75W.. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT...SHIFTING TO NW FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
20 TO 25 KT AND BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART
LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH WED...THEN INCREASE
WED NIGHT AND THU AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BEGIN TO RETREAT E THU
ALLOWING FOR A STRONG COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE WESTERN PORTION
LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI...FROM NEAR
TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE
FRI...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
E ACROSS THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF
25N 5 TO 7 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N . SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
NW TO N 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CANCUN
MEXICO WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH FROM HISPANIOLA TO BELIZE AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E DISSIPATING OVER THE ATLC WATERS N
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. STRENGTHENING
ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI...AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS
IT REACHES EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF
80W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N
E OF 80W 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N E OF 81W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 19N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 19N E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 19N W OF 82W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N OF 20N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF
82W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF
82W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.


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