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FZNT25 KNHC 011505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED FEB 1 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...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SE INTO THE AREA
THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR
NE WATERS FRI. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER
AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NE PART. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W
OF 77W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN
BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 23N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT AND DRIFT NE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD S
OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN SHIFT
E OF THE AREA SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT SE TO OFFSHORE THE
TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN WHILE STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHEASTWARD BEHIND IT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 26N.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N OF 28N
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT...
THEN WEAKEN SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N W OF NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
19N W OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 19N W
OF 83W 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.

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