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FZNT25 KNHC 160910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU FEB 16 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 ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH
SUN. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SAT AND THROUGH SUN OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM
31N69W TO WESTERN CUBA LATE SUN AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. 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...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE EXCEPT N OF 29N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 72W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W
TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
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.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF
28N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT
AND WEAKEN OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT THEN LIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL FORM IN THE NW GULF FRI
NIGHT THEN MOVE RAPIDLY NE SAT INTO THE SE U.S. WITH COLD
FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN AND MOVE
SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 BECOMING
NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT
FAR SE PART SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL THROUGH FRI THEN
SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO
MON...BUT WEAKEN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CUBA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N.
.FRI THROUGH 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...EXCEPT GULF
OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 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 GULF OF HONDURAS SE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5
FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT FAR NW
PART BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT.

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