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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 25 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 31N74W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 23N79W WHERE IT BECOMES
STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUN BEFORE
ITS WESTERN PORTION BEGINS TO LIFT N WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH
MON NIGHT. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA AND STRENGTHEN BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 20 TO 25 KT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE MON. ELSEWHERE
NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SHIFTING TO E TO SE
TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
73W.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE STRIATS OF FLORIDA TO
25N89W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N89W...AND BECOME STATIONARY TO THE
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY TONIGHT. THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT LATER
TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION
GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH EARLY TUE AS AS ATLC HIGH PRES
BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND
TO JUST NE OF THE AREA LATE THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT FROM 24N
TO 26N...AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS
OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 87W. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT FROM 25N TO
28N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
6 TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 28N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO
SW N OF 28N AND DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N
OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
MON. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 28N.
.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 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
WILL BUILD EASTWARD WHILE STRENGTHENING THROUGH WED
MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG ELY TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BASIN THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.


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