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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 22 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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 RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SE
TONIGHT WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF THE RIDGE INCREASING AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THU. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS LATE FRI...
AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT...THEN WASH
OUT OVER THE SE WATERS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE N
CENTRAL WATERS TODAY...AND SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI...THEN STALL
FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N96W SAT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM SE TEXAS TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO
N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NW WATERS.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...E 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...STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE
TRADES ACROSS AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 83W E 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 19N W OF 82W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
19N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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