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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST MON FEB 20 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CANCUN
MEXICO WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH FROM HISPANIOLA TO BELIZE AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E DISSIPATING OVER THE ATLC WATERS N
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. STRENGTHENING
ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI...AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS
IT REACHES EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 17N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT ...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 67W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
17N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE THU.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 25N72W TO E CENTRAL
CUBA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE AND SLIDE
E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO
SET UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY WED AND
DISSIPATE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW
WATERS FRI AFTERNOON...REACH FROM 31N72W TO W CUBA EARLY SAT
AND FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 74W AND 77W...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL W OF 77W. N OF 27N E OF 73W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT
S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. N OF 23N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. 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 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT....BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 29N LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF
24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
20 TO 25 KT AND BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART
LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


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