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FZNT25 KNHC 020259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED FEB 01 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 AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE
FRI THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA
SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES JUST N OF THE FAR NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...SWEEPS E
AND CLIPS THE FAR NE PORTION OF THE AREA BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING SW TO W 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 AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 25N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF COLD
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL N OF COLD FRONT FRI AND 9 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT.
.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 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W
OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO
25 KT N OF 30N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF
70W VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF

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. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON
AND EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE SUN
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHEASTWARD BEHIND THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS IN SW GULF W OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5
TO 7 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 BECOMING NE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.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 15 TO 20
KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 25N...EXCEPT 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 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...WINDS WEAKEN SUN AND MON.

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

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