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FZNT25 KNHC 092113
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU FEB 09 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT SHIFTS E TODAY AHEAD OF HIGH PRES
BUILDING FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA THROUGH LATE FRI. A
SECOND FRONT EMERGES OFF NE FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM
31N75W TO S FLORIDA BY SAT MORNING...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN MORNING. THE FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES
FROM 22N62W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE MON. A NEW FRONT
APPROACHES NW WATERS LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF FRONT W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E OF 70W S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TUE...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
N OF BAHAMAS W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1016 MB AT 20N94W DRIFTS NW THROUGH EARLY
FRI AND WILL BE ABSORBED INTO A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO
21N91W BY EARLY SAT...AND SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. A
REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE GULF LATE SAT.
WINDS DIMINISH THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO THE
CAROLINAS. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE...AHEAD OF LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MIGRATING EASTWARD WELL N OF THE AREA
MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL N
ATLC INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE SAT...THEN STALLS AND
DISSIPATES FROM 22N62W TO EASTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN BY LATE
MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA SUN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N OF 18N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 18N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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