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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 25 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 N OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
WILL BUILD EASTWARD WHILE STRENGTHENING THROUGH WED
MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG ELY TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BASIN THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 74W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL TUE. S
OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N
AND NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT MON.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 23N79W WHERE IT BECOMES
STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUN BEFORE
ITS WESTERN PORTION BEGINS TO LIFT N WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH
MON NIGHT. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA AND STRENGTHEN BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 20 TO 25 KT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE MON. ELSEWHERE
NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SHIFTING TO E TO SE
TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
73W.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.


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