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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 12 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO A FRONTAL
WAVE NEAR 30N86W THEN DROPS S AS A STATIONARY FRONT INTO THE
GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVERNIGHT
...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY SE WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING
THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. AS A RESULT...NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISH
WED THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD. TRADES WILL ALSO
DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS
WED THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF
68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 67W...AND N OF 15N W OF
71W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
FAR E AND SW PORTIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N W OF 66W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E OF
65W. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT WINDWARD
PASSAGE NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF LINE
FROM 22N55W TO 20N65W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF LINE
FROM 22N55W TO 20N65W BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 25N72W TO
CENTRAL WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY
SUN EVENING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE SE MON THROUGH TUE WHILE
WEAKENING. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION
MON NIGHT...ACCELERATE SE AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE
FIRST FRONT TUE NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF
THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS W TO E ALONG 31N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF
28N 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT ALONG AND NEAR 65W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT E OF FRONT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO
N BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT
BEHIND SECOND FRONT. FROM 27N TO 29N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND SECOND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT MON NIGHT NW TO N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND SECOND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE
MON NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 10 TO
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W
OF 72W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 76W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS ...AND ALSO N OF 27N W OF 79W.


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