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FZNT25 KNHC 082055
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST N OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
WILL LIFT NE TO 31N72W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE NW
BAHAMAS TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH
THU FROM 31N69W TO 27N74W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. THE
COLD FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 25N
THROUGH SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN PORTION SAT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY
LATE SUN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...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 N TO NE 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 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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND N OF 26N E OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO 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 AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW 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...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW HALF.
.SUN...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. N OF 25N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF
76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SW TO A WEAK 1017 MB LOW AT 21N94W AND TO 19N94W. THE LOW WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE TROUGH LIFTS SLOWLY NE. STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING SE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRI AS THE LOW THEN LIFTS NORTHWARD. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST
TO QUICKLY TRACK NE TO THE MIDDLE GULF BY FRI NIGHT BEFORE
MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF SAT AS A
HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SUN. THE RIDGE THEN BEGINS TO SLIDE EASTWARD TO THE FAR NE
GULF BY LATE MON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS W OF THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM
23N TO 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N W OF 87W BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N...AND
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT AND
SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN...DISSIPATING THERE
ALONG 18N MON AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MAKES ITS
WAY INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
YUCATAN CHANNEL ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 85W...AND N OF
16N W OF 85W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AND
NE 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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