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FZNT25 KNHC 102112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N65W TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS WILL LIFT N IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE COLD 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 AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E AND W OF FRONT SAT THROUGH SUN...
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT SAT N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N SAT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 300
NM AHEAD OF FRONT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 90
NM OF FRONT SAT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT SUN NIGHT. 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 AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
WED EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE LOW AT 27N93W EARLY THIS EVENING
WILL BE ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE NW GULF
WATERS EARLY TONIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL RACE SE OF AREA ON
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 WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NW COASTAL
PLAINS MON NIGHT...STALLING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE
NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT NW WATERS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 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. 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.
.WED...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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. THE FRONT CLIPS THE NW
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TUE AND DISSIPATES THERE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 18N E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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