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FZNT25 KNHC 051538
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN FEB 05 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...1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTER NEAR 29N63W EXTENDING E-W
RIDGE ALONG 29N TO N FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH
MON AS COLD FRONT SINKS S ACROSS NW ATLC TO ALONG 30N/31N. A
SECOND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS N FLORIDA AND SE U.S.
COAST MON THEN SHIFT SE INTO NW PORTION EARLY TUE...REACHING
FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM
NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 77W.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 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.
.WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 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...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM FAR W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BID
BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...WITH GALES
DEVELOPING ALONG MEXICAN COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. FRONT TO STALL TUE AND DRIFT NW AGAIN WED AND THU. N
TO S TROUGH AHEAD OF FRONT ALONG 86W/87W EXTENDS S THROUGH
YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO NW CARIB WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR
22N86.5W WILL INTERACT WITH UPPER TROUGH TO PRODUCE VERY
ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH MON. THROUGH TO DRIFT
VERY SLOWLY E THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES TO BUILD S IN WAKE OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
EVENING... EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND 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 OF 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.
.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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED ON 1024 MB HIGH NEAR
29N63W EXTENDING W ALONG 29N TO N FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E AND
WEAKEN THROUGH MON. SURFACE TROUGH FROM CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
S ALONG 86W/87W WILL DRIFT E ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN TO 85W
THROUGH WED THEN DISSIPATE THU. DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRES
ALONG TROUGH NEAR 22N86.5W WILL BECOME FOCUS OF STRONG TSTM
ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
18N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 81W.
.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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