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FZNT25 KNHC 180826
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 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 FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL STALL
BRIEFLY ALONG 28N TONIGHT INTO SUN...THEN MOVE N SUN NIGHT IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN EVENING. THE
SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA MON
EVENING AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SET
UP OVER THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN INCREASE WED IN
ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW WATERS LATE
WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S 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 24N TO 27N 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 80W AND BECOMING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT N OF
28N W OF 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 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF 30N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL
MOVE N OF THE AREA TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER
NORTHERN MEXICO. THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO REACHING LOUISIANA
TONIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN
EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS
SUN NIGHT...THEN SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N
WATERS WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PART
WED NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL SUN NIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TO 15N81W MON...AND FROM HAITI TO 15N80W TUE...DISSIPATING ON
WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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