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FZNT25 KNHC 050242
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL
DRIFT S AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO NW PORTION SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO
THE SE BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT...THEN DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE
AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE
MEXICO WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN....AND DRIFTS INTO THE SE GULF WATERS
SUN NIGHT...STALLS TUE...THEN DRIFTS NW AGAIN WED AND THU. A
TROUGH OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA MON NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N W F TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N W F TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AN
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN
THROUGH WED THEN MOVE W OF AREA THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W 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 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
WINDS 5 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 81W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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