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FZNT25 KNHC 112108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 FROM 31N70W TO CUBA NEAR 23N80W WILL
EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN AND REACH FAR SE WATERS BY
MON AND STALL AS A SHEAR LINE JUST SE OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK
WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A
WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...
.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 28N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO
28N 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 28N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W AND 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT ON WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED SE OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
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. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NORTHERN MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL REACH
FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS LATE SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH 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. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY
TUE AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED NW OF THE FRONT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 83W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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