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FZNT25 KNHC 120903
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT FEB 12 2011

...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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA
WILL REACH FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND
OVER THE SE PORTION BY LATE SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A FRONTAL TROUGH
WILL EXTEND FROM 28N85W TO 20N72W TUE AND DISSIPATE OVER SE
PART WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 27N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27 N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N
TO 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. TRADES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY
SAT OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL EXTEND FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND FROM EASTERN
CUBA TO NEAR CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NICARAGUA BY SUN MORNING
BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF
FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
1O FT...HIGHEST W OF 85W. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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