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FZNT25 KNHC 190904
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN FEB 19 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 31N73W WILL LIFT NE
OF AREA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS
EVENING AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY MON...AND
MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP IN
THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS ALL WATERS W OF 65W
TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
EARLY THU AND REACH BERMUDA TO 28N75W AT SUNRISE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF 79W SUN NIGHT AND
MON...
.TODAY...N OF 26N W OF 75W AND N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 28N E OF 74W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 73W W TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 30N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
24N E OF 70W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E 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 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT...AND
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE DISSIPATING TUE NIGHT.
A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AND STALL
OVER THE SE GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N
SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN
DEVELOPING OVER FAR N PORTION.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
OVER FAR N PORTION.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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 TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 20N W OF THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE MON AND DISSIPATING TUE. THE COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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