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FZNT25 KNHC 110923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT FEB 11 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...COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W
TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATER TODAY. A REINFORCING FRONT MOVES
THROUGH N WATERS TONIGHT AND CATCHES UP WITH THE FRONT FROM
27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON SUN BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE
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...
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
KT SAT N OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 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
E OF FRONT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT. 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 30N
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20
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 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 77W SUN NIGHT EXCEPT
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...THE COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 21N97W WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY SE OF THE AREA THIS 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 PLAIN 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4
TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT SUN NIGHT.
.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...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AROUND
TODAY THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES OVER THE CARIBBEAN FROM
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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 80W EXCEPT 8 TO 12
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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