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FZNT26 KNHC 130304
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 12 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE
NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER WILL STALL TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE IN THE CARIBBEAN BY TUE. THE FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WINDWARD PASSAGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT TONIGHT AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN
NIGHT AND MON. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL TUE. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 15N TUE.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE WED.
FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL WED.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 19N72W WILL MOVE SE OF
THE AREA MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP
OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH
WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL PASS OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST FRI AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 71W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 78W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 74W AND 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 78W NE
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND ISOLATED TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT S
OF 25N E OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF
BAHAMAS W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO
NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF SECOND FRONT AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT ON WED. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND THIRD
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 26N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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