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FZNT25 KNHC 052122
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 29N80W WILL SHIFT
E AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SE
GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA ON MON
NIGHT...REACHING NEAR 30N71W TUE...AND DRAGGING A WEAK COLD
FRONT TO A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED NIGHT.
THE FRONT STALLS THU AND DRIFTS W ON FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO LOW
PRES 1018 MB NEAR 25N94.5W THEN S-SW TO NEAR 20N97W WILL MOVE
SE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BID BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY
MON MORNING...WITH GALES ALONG MEXICAN COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.
FRONT TO STALL TUE AND DRIFT NW AND BECOME ILL DEFINED WED AND
THU. N TO S TROUGH AHEAD OF FRONT ALONG 86W/87W EXTENDS S
THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO NW CARIB WITH LOW PRES 1013 MB
NEAR 23N87W WILL INTERACT WITH UPPER TROUGH TO PRODUCE VERY
ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH MON. LOW AND TROUGH TO
SHIFT NE ACROSS SE GULF TONIGHT AND MON MORNING THEN ACROSS S
FLORIDA MON. HIGH PRES TO BUILD S IN WAKE OF FRONT.
REINFORCING FRONT TO SINK SE ACROSS N GULF WED NIGHT AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH...AND 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 THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 65N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
23N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5
FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS AND LINES...MAINLY S OF
26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF
FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT E AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES WILL
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
E SWELL. W OF 80W AND E OF TROUGH S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N W OF 79W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 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 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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