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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST THU FEB 16 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI
THEN SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH TUE. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN...THEN
WEAKEN MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND NW CUBA ...AND OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTION
TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 70W...AND N
OF 17N E OF 73W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N...AND N OF 16N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W
NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 6 FT
E OF 70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
S OF 16N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO
E TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N60W TO 29N72W WILL MOVE E OF
AREA FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW
WATERS TONIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA
EARLY FRI...FROM 31N73W TO 29N76W AND STATIONARY TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA LATE FRI NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF AREA
EARLY SAT NIGHT LEAVING A WARM FRONT FROM 28N65W TO NE FLORIDA
WHILE A 1024 MB HIGH PRES AT 27N73W WEAKENS. THE WARM FRONT
WILL LIFT N OF AREA LATER SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY INCREASING SW
WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION INTO SUN AS STRENGTHENING LOW PRES
TRACKS NE ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES. THE LOW WILL PUSH A
COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN
EVENING...FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY MON...FROM 26N65W
TO EASTERN CUBA LATE MON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS
TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE
FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N SUN INTO MON...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT ...EXCEPT N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 69W 15 TO 20 KT AND
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 69W WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N W OF
75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF
29N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT N OF 30N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N...AND BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 9 TO
14 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BETWEEN
FRONT AND 72W W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW TO
N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N
BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W 11 TO 16 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SW TO W
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N OF 25N E OF 74W
AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.


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