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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 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 DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE.
HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD TO OVER THE CENTRAL SW N ATLC LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH
SAT WHILE WEAKENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH
OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
14N W OF 72W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W
OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 70W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N AND ALSO N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE
TO E 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N W
OF 72W...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST NE
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E
SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT N OF LINE FROM 22N57W TO 19N65W BUILDING TO 9 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL BECOME A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH OVERNIGHT
INTO TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTION TONIGHT...AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH
TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE
OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS FROM W TO E JUST N
OF 31N N THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKENS AS IT DROPS S FRI REACHING
NEAR 27N BY EARLY SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S ACROSS THE NE
WATERS LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OVERNIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FIRST
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED
NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W
SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED
NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND
EASTERN CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE 6 TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N W
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA AND
2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 74W SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND EASTERN
CUBA AND 2 TO 3 ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS.


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