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FZNT25 KNHC 200834
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON FEB 20 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 31N73W TO NW CUBA WILL REACH
25N65W TO E CUBA TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE
SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH
PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION SHIFTS E. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NW WATERS WED. A THIRD COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N...
.TODAY...N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
BERMUDA. FROM 26N TO 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF
73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 73W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE MORNING DISSIPATING BY TUE NIGHT.
A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS
WED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF THU NIGHT AND
REACH THE SE WATERS FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA TO CANCUN WILL CONTINUE SE
BECOMING STATIONARY FROM HISPANIOLA TO BELIZE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT
WILL CONTINUE E DISSIPATING OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN
DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 19N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 19N E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 19N W OF 82W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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