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FZNT25 KNHC 101505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 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 BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO SE FLORIDA
WILL DRIFT N IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
GEORGIA COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO
THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SAT...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA ON
SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP
OVER THE NW WATERS TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT TONIGHT AND SAT...
...GALE WARNING E AND W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 30N
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW AT 24N95W WILL DRIFT NE TO NEAR
27N93W THIS EVENING AND THEN BE ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RACE
SE OF AREA SAT AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF BY LATE MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS
COAST MON EVENING...REACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
CENTRAL WATERS LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE
WATERS WED...BUT DRIFT N ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH WED

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES WINDS
FROM THE TROPICAL ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH
SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AROUND
SUNRISE SAT...THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES FROM 22N60W TO
HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS MON AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF 20N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WATERS N OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 80W.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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