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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 09 2010
...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N64W WILL RETREAT E OF
AREA TONIGHT INTO WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED
STATES COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA
TO HAITI LATE WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT.
LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA COAST
FRI NIGHT.. THAN TRACK NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT. THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE FRI
AND EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SAT
AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE PORTION SUN.
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E
OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO
7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
17 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 24 TO 35 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
78W 8 TO 12...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER SE PORTION.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA SW TO NORTHERN
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF AREA WITHIN THE NEXT THREE
HOURS. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF WED
NIGHT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR
SOUTHERN TEXAS THU AND THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN STRAIGHTEN
WHILE TRACKING ENE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS MAINLY ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN GULF...EXITING THE AREA EARLY SAT AS WEAK HIGH
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION INTO SUN.
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF
25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
26N...AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT
BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W
OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT THU
NIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF
26N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT
N OF 26N.
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WED
AND DISSIPATE THU FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 15N77W. A WEAKENING
STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 22N E OF 70W WILL DISSIPATE WED AND WED
NIGHT. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI INTO SAT...THEN REACH FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN
FROM HAITI TO NEAR 15N78W BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE NW CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON WHILE
DISSIPATING.
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND COLD FRONT
SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF
JAMAICA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF
18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N.
.FRI...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
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