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FZNT25 KNHC 170845
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO 29N73W THEN STATIONARY TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N ON SAT
NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW
PORTION SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE
BAHAMAS LATE MON THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N SUN INTO MON...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO
24N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N...AND BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT N OF 30N 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...N OF 30N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N WELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE WATERS EARLY.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND WILL LIFT N TODAY AS LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS W OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL RACE NE ACROSS E
TEXAS TONIGHT AND SAT...REACHING CENTRAL LOUISIANA SAT EVENING
WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT.
THE STRONG FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN
PASSING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS SUN NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS...AND SPREADS E ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E MON NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN PASSAGE
ON SUN EVENING REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF
OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL
MAINTAIN NE TO E TRADES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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