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FZNT25 KNHC 121438
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN...THEN DRIFT
SE MON AND TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS MON NIGHT...RACE SE MERGING WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE
INITIAL FRONT TUE NIGHT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING SE OF

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S
OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N BEHIND SECOND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND SECOND FRONT.
FROM 27N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO NW BEHIND
SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 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 W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT SE OVER THE N
CENTRAL WATERS SUN...THEN MEANDER MON AND TUE...THEN SHIFT NE
OF AREA WITH RIDGE DISSECTING THE GULF FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO BY MID WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N 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 EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL
CONTINUE SE AND GRADUALLY WASH OUT THIS WEEKEND. NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...THEN
DIMINISH SOME THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE EASTERLY TRADES WILL
ALSO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 1O FT...HIGHEST
W OF 85W.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT WED.

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