NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST MON FEB 13 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT JUST
SE OF THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A FRONT WILL CLIP WATERS N
OF 30N TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
PART FRI AFTERNOON AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS

TONIGHT
N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

WED AND WED NIGHT
N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 25N NE TO 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.

THU
N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

FRI
N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SAT
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 27N TO
30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS
THE COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W WILL REMAIN N
OF 25N AS IT MOVES E THEN NE...LIFTING INTO THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE LATE WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE
MEXICO THU. LOW PRES WILL BRIEFLY FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
NW GULF LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W

TONIGHT
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART AHEAD
OF FRONT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W

TONIGHT
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

SYNOPSIS
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 18N68W TO 14N81W WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT IS OVER
THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FROM 22N62W TO
20N65W. IT WILL STALL OVER NW WATERS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY
TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THOUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W

TONIGHT
E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 20N W OF 84W. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 T0 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND GULF OF
HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU
S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

FRI AND SAT
S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.