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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH
28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE TONIGHT. A
WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N
TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS FRI EVENING AND REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN WASH OUT OVER THE SE WATERS SUN
AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 24N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR
LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW
OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH N PORTIONS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS N WATERS WILL CONTINUE IN
ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF WATERS
EARLY FRI MORNING. FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING THEN STALL FROM
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT.
REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL DRIFT N SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS ATLANTIC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE AREA

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BRIEFLY
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N THIS EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARDS ALONG 21N THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL AFFECTING THE ATLC AND
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL BEGIN TO FADE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. W OF
85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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