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FZNT25 KNHC 100311
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT SHIFTS E OF THE AREA TONIGHT 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

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. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF
24N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING
W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL SAT NIGHT AND 12 TO 18 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL SUN EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT SUN. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
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 1014 MB AT 21N94W DRIFTS N TO 25N BEFORE
BEING ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHERN GULF WATERS
FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N91W BY
EARLY SAT...AND SE OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH
THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO THE CAROLINAS. SE RETURN
FLOW INCREASES OVER THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE AHEAD
OF LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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
TSTMS N OF 27N.

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
WILL MAINTAIN 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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