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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 26 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 EXTENDS FROM 31N61W TO 26N70W TO
24N77W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE W OF 75W THROUGH MON NIGHT...AND
DISSIPATE E OF 75W TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED
ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO BRUSH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS
THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W...AND
5 TO 7 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
25N W OF 71W.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO A WEAK 1015 MB LOW AT 22N94W THEN S TO
18N94W. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY LIFT NW AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH
THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATES
THROUGH MON NIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE
GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN
LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THU. LONG PERIOD
NE TO E SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST
THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL S OF 26N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW.
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N LATE. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 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 TUE NIGHT
MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG ELY TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT
SLIDES EASTWARD WED AND THU ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH
OVER MUCH OF THE BASIN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN E
SWELL TUE SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU. 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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