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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 03 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES TO
SHIFT SE INTO W CENTRAL ATLC AND ESTABLISH NARROW WEAKENED
RIDGE ALONG 29N BY SUN THEN WEAKEN FURTHER MON. NEW HIGH PRES
TO MOVE ACROSS W ATLC TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W NE
TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SUBSIDING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 74W. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT EXCEPT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING 20 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT W OF 60W LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 15N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM JUST E OF BERMUDA W-SW TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN...BECOMING
SHEARLINE FROM NEAR 23N65W ACROSS NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA BY
SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OFF THE
COAST OF N CAROLINA EARLY SAT AND ESTABLISH NARROW RIDGE ALONG
29N BY SUN... CENTERED SE OF BERMUDA. SHEARLINE TO DISSIPATE
BY MON AS NEXT COLD FRONT SINKS INTO N AND NE PORTIONS THEN
DISSIPATES BY TUE. THIRD COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS N GULF OF
MEXICO MON NIGHT AND INTO FAR NW PORTIONS ON TUE...WHERE IT
WILL STALL AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OFF OF THE
GEORGIA AND S CAROLINA COASTS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL.
N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF FRONT W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT SOUTHERN BAHAMAS
AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF FRONT E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NE 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT W OF
78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S AND W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5
FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF
27N.
.SUN...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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