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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST THU FEB 23 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...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATE OVER TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS N OF LEEWARDS ALONG 22N TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE
STRENGTHENS AND MAINTAINS FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE ACROSS
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH PERIOD. SUBSIDING LONG PERIOD N SWELL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT ATLC AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI
THEN BUILD UP AGAIN LATE MON AND TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 16N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF
16N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH AND S OF 16N.
.FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN N SWELL TUE. S OF 18N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH
26N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SHIFT SE TONIGHT. WEAK FRONTAL
TROUGH SWEEP E ACROSS WATERS N OF 30N E OF 75W TONIGHT WITH
ASSOCIATED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. STRONG COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS
FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN
DISSIPATE OUT OVER SE WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM
24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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