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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SUN FEB 19 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 20N W OF THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE MON...DISSIPATING MON NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E DISSIPATING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED AND THU. FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND
THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC
PASSAGES THU.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 16N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT N OF 17N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL THU.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY
TONIGHT..REACH FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON MORNING...THEN
MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
ACROSS THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION
SHIFTS E. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE
NW WATERS THU...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION BY
LATE THU. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD 28N65W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT LATE...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT LATE AND 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT TO
75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W
OF 70W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ROM 26N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 29N BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. FROM 22N TO
26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL LATE.
S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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