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FZNT25 KNHC 122117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL 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 SECOND FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL PASS
OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W LATE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N W OF 78W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N E OF 78W
AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 TUE
NIGHT. 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 TUE
NIGHT. 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 SECOND 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.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND THIRD
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 26N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E OF
THE AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER W WATERS OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF
MON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHIFTS E. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE 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. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU
AFTERNOON AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS
WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS LATE TONIGHT 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. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN BY TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 17N E OF 79W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W 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 THROUGH 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.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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