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FZNT25 KNHC 111451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO THE FLORIDA
STRAITS WILL EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN AND REACH THE
FAR SE PART LATE SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TO A SHEAR
LINE. THE SHEAR LINE WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT TO
70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N 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 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N 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...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W WATERS
SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON NIGHT
AND MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH TUE...STALLING FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY WED.
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH
TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8
FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE MON
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. N OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS D OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3
TO 5 FT N OF 25N...7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS
LATE SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TO A SHEAR LINE BEFORE
DIMINISHING TUE. THE FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN
TO A SHEAR LINE THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY WED. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT N OF THE AREA
THROUGH MIDWEEK BRINGING A RETURN TO MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADEWINDS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 N OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT 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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