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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011

...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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A
RATHER LIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED.
THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS LATE WED THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR TRADES
TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS. A GULF OF
MEXICO COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG
COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO
6 FT.
.THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW
PORTION WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO
NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS LOW PRES
FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL THEN
QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS N FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT E ACROSS FLORIDA DURING SAT...AND INTO THE FAR
WESTERN PORTION BY EARLY SAT EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
30N SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF
30N 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 27N
E OF 67W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS S INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 71W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF
77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 67W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO
SE TO S IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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