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FZNT25 KNHC 120927
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN FEB 12 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 FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND
FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE OF THE
AREA MON. 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 77W TONIGHT EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 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 IN N SWELL.
.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...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT
SHIFTS E THROUGH MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER W WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF
MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT
AND ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH TUE... STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT
WILL LIFT N WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST ON THU...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT.
.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
.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 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...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE WILL EXTEND
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 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 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 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 8 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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