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FZNT25 KNHC 132122
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE EASTERN
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 WATERS N OF 30N TUE AND WED. A THIRD
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PART FRI AFTERNOON AND LIE
FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 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 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N 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.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 27N TO
30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT CLIPPING THE N WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SE LOUISIANA BY TUE MORNING REACHING THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE WED. 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...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO REACH FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
W WINDS BEHIND FRONT. 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 AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S 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 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO 17N78W TO
13N82W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THIS
FRONT IS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FROM
22N63W TO 21N65W. IT WILL STALL OVER NW WATER TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL DOMINATE
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THOUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 THE 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 AND SAT...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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