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FZNT25 KNHC 171433
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 AND MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 3 TO 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
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. 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 TO 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 SWELL. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
LIFT N THIS AFTERNOON 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 MOVE
QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN PASSING THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS SUN NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE
NW WATERS SUN...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY
TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 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. 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 MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E TRADES ACROSS THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 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 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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