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FZNT26 KNHC 122116
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN BY TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT 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 FRI...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
.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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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 26N65W 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 SECOND FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL PASS
OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W LATE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N W OF 78W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N E OF 78W
AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 TUE
NIGHT. 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 TUE
NIGHT. 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 SECOND 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.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND THIRD
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 26N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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