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FZNT25 KNHC 040917
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT FEB 04 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...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND MOVE
SE AND WEAKEN BECOMING A SHEARLINE FROM 23N65W TO NW BAHAMAS
EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT SHIFT SE OFF COAST TODAY AND
BUILD RIDGE ALONG 29N SUN. SHEARLINE DISSIPATES MON AS NEXT
COLD FRONT SINKS ALONG 31N THEN MOVES N OF AREA TUE. LOW PRES
DEVELOPS OFF CAROLINAS AND DRAGS THIRD COLD FRONT INTO FAR NW
PORTION TUE...WHERE IT STALLS FROM 30N65W TO NE FLORIDA LATE
WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N E OF 75W W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
28N W OF 75W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N
SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
2 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 10 TO 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 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY AND
EXTENDS FROM 29N89W TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SUN. FRONT DRIFT SE
AND STALLS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.
STRONG N WINDS OVER SW GULF WATERS BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN AND
MON. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS FAR NW CARIB AND E YUCATAN
MON DRIFTS N AND EXTEND INTO SE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AND
ENHANCE NE WINDS N OF FRONT ACROSS W CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N AT 20 KT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ALONG AND SE OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT FROM 24N
TO 26N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT FLORIDA CURRENT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT EARLY
SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES SHIFT
SE INTO W CENTRAL ATLC AND ESTABLISH NARROW WEAKENED RIDGE
ALONG 29N BY SUN THEN WEAKEN FURTHER MON. NEW HIGH PRES MOVE
ACROSS W ATLC TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.

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