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FZNT25 KNHC 071534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N79W SW TO ACROSS S
FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA WILL DRIFT NE THROUGH EARLY WED. A
WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING WED
MERGING WITH THE TROUGH FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY
THU AFTERNOON...AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE
SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT NW OF TROUGH N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF TROUGH 3 TO 5 FT. FT. FROM 24N TO 27N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT AND W
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF
68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND N OF 23N E OF
70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF
BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF
22N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE PORTION WILL DRIFT NE
AND E OF THE GULF THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH SAT WHILE A TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE EXTREME
SW BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM
25N TO 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF
26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
24N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SW 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
THROUGH SAT AS FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WESTERN
CUBA FRI AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 84W 1 TO 2 FT.


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