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FZNT25 KNHC 181437
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA
WILL STALL ALONG 29N LATE THIS AFTERNOON...LIFTING N AS A WARM
FRONT TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
MON MORNING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP IN THE NW WATERS TUE AND WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS LATE WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E
OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S
OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS SE PART. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM
23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N
E TO SE 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 NEAR FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W
TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
LATE...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
SHORELINE WILL LIFT INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS
OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO S LOUISIANA
TONIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN
FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT SPREADING
TO ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...DIMINISHING TO
20 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.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 W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT 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 SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.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 OF
26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.

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...DISSIPATING TUE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL EXPAND TO COVER THE CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED.

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