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FZNT25 KNHC 150930
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 15 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...RIDGE FROM 31N69W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS IT
SHIFTS S TO ALONG 28N TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO NE FLORIDA LATE
FRI AND FROM 30N65W TO 29N75W SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT
BACK N SUN AS INTENSIFYING LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST
WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 72W SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
1 TO 2 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF FRONT TO 28N E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 72W S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
AND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E
OF 73W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF 72W E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 29N 30 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N
TO 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
75W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
27N92W WILL WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI
TO NE MEXICO THU THEN STALL FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM ALONG THE
FRONT IN THE NW GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY MOVES TO FAR WESTERN
FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO 24N89W TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW
FLORIDA SW NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN AND SE OF AREA LATE
SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS 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.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE WINDS
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20
KT FAR SE PART EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT FAR SE PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING N OF AREA WILL SHIFT SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. LARGE NW SWELLS ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
AND MUCH OF THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N 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...EXCEPT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT AND TO E 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE AND NE TO E 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND
WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.

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