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FZNT25 KNHC 130930
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON FEB 13 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 21N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES 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
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA N OF 28N WED AND THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
PASS OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO
28N80W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT S OF 25N E OF 76W
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF BAHAMAS W OF 76W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NW SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .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...SOUTHERLY RETURN ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. 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... EXTENDING FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING E OF
THE AREA FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT
W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE
NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT. 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 TUE NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 81W WED NIGHT. 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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