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FZNT25 KNHC 072055
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 07 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 WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N76W SW TO S
FLORIDA THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E THROUGH 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 REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI
MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION
SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS SAT
NIGHT...AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO
10 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH
WED NIGHT...WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION DRIFTS NE. STRONG HIGH
PRES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA WED AS THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE TROUGH DEVELOPS INTO A WEAK LOW IN THE WESTERN
PART OF THE SW GULF. THE LOW SHOULD THEN TRACK NE TO THE MIDDLE
GULF THU ALONG THE TROUGH BOUNDARY...AND WEAKEN OVER THE
EASTERN GULF FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND 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.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...FROM 23N TO 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
27N. .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. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SW 10 KT
EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. 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 THROUGH AND FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THU AND 3
TO 5 FT FRI.
.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.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S
OF 25N.

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 SUN AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND
WESTERN CUBA SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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