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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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
26N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SHIFT SE TONIGHT. WEAK FRONTAL
TROUGH SWEEP E ACROSS WATERS N OF 30N E OF 75W TONIGHT WITH
ASSOCIATED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. STRONG COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS
FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN
DISSIPATE OUT OVER SE WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM
24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS N WATERS IN ADVANCE OF
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF EARLY FRI. FRONT REACH
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN STALL
FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT DRIFT N SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS
ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS AREA LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 9 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N AT
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
7 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE MON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATE OVER TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS N OF LEEWARDS ALONG 22N TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE
STRENGTHENS AND MAINTAINS FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE ACROSS
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH PERIOD. SUBSIDING LONG PERIOD N SWELL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT ATLC AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI
THEN BUILD UP AGAIN LATE MON AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 20N W OF 85W
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OD 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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