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FZNT25 KNHC 030918
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI FEB 03 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...WEAK COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS FAR NE WATERS EARLY
TODAY AND EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY.
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN SAT AND SUN. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE
PORTION LATE SUN...WEAKENS AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO 30N71W LATE
MON. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF CAROLINAS LATE MON AND MOVE WELL N
OF AREA DRAGGING COLD FRONT INTO NW WATERS EARLY TUE TO REACH
FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF
27N.
.SUN...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN STATES STRENGTHEN
THROUGH FRI AND MOVE E WHILE COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST
LATE SAT. FRONT EXTEND FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BAY
OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. BROAD LOW PRES
TROUGH OVER YUCATAN MON MOVES INTO GULF AND ENHANCES E WINDS
OVER MOST OF E AND CENTRAL GULF. GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER
SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WEAKENS SUN
THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3
TO 4 FT N OF 20N.

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