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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED FEB 29 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 69W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E
OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N W OF 57W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 31N70W SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST
LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA BY SUN EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND IT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF
27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN
68W AND 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO
26N E OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE
S OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 25N TO
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W
OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 20
TO 25 KT AND NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT S OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27 E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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