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FZNT25 KNHC 131514
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 TONIGHT. 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 CLIP THE
N WATERS N OF 30N WED AND THU. EXPECT INCREASING SW FLOW ACROSS
THE N WATERS FRI AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
THE NW PART FRI AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON THEN STALL FROM N
FLORIDA TO 27N90W TO NE MEXICO FRI AFTERNOON. A LOW PRES MAY
FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF LATE FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING
SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR
14N81W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT
IS CLIPPING THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 T0 20
KT IN TH WINDWARD PASSAGE AND GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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