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FZNT25 KNHC 080920
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 08 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...WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO STRAITS
OF FLORIDA DRIFT SLOWLY E TO REACH 31N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS
LATE THU AND STALL. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW CORNER LATE FRI
AND MERGE WITH TROUGH AND SWEEP E SAT. SOUTHERN PORTION OF
FRONT STALLS ALONG 25N THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF
24N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS AREA THROUGH SUN. TROUGH
DEVELOP OVER EXTREME SW BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH SAT...THEN
SHIFT E ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO
20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE FRI. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WESTERN CUBA
SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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