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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON FEB 27 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
E AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN
SE BAHAMAS AND PUERTO RICO 20 TO 25 KT AND W OF 76W E TO SE 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 5
FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N96W WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS TEXAS WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE THROUGH
TONIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 28N INTO
FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 27N 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR
NW PORTION.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING
TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH THU. THE HIGH WILL THEN
WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO
DIMINISH SOME ACROSS THE BASIN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 19N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.


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