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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 28 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH THU. THE HIGH WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THU THROUGH SAT...BUT WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 30 TO
35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E
OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 79W N OF 27N WILL SHIFT NE OF
AREA TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SAT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SAT ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT
AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 79W N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 72W 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 22N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N...AND 2 TO 4 FT
FROM 24N TO 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 71W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 71W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N W OF 75W BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W
OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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