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FZNT26 KNHC 121442
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS
WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL
CLIP THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY MON WHERE
IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY
WED. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY TUE
AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED NW OF THE FRONT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
SUN NIGHT AND MON. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL TUE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 13N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A WEAK
FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO
72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF
72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT E OF 76W AND 5
TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 25N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W AND 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT ON WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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