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FZNT25 KNHC 090317
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 NEAR 28N75W WILL LIFT NE TO
31N72W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE
TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH THU FROM
31N69W TO 27N74W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD
FRONT WILL STALL FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI
MORNING AND BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 25N FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
PORTION SAT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 77W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 1014 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR 20N93W WILL DRIFT N
THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL MERGE WITH A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT
OVER THE NE GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PASS E OF THE AREA
SAT AND RIDING WILL BUILD BEHIND IT THAT WILL SLIDE INTO THE
FAR EASTERN GULF BY LATE MON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS W OF THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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.
.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...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.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.
.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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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...A HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE 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 5 TO 7 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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