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FZNT25 KNHC 151438
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 VARIABLE WINDS 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 SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...S OF FRONT E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF FRONT W OF 72W S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 24N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 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 S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND
FRONT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT... EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO THU...THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
AND SAT. A LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NW
GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY MOVE TO FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT WITH
A COLD FRONT SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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 SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND

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 SWELL IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL
SUBSIDE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20
KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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 NE TO
E 20 KT 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.

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