000 FZNT26 KNHC 161432 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI THEN SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE YUCATAN E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 12N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM S OF HISPANIOLA AND S OF 15N E OF 67W THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 12N W OF 73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 70W TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SAT THROUGH SUN OVER THE NW PORTION PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 31N69W TO WESTERN CUBA LATE SUN AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE EXCEPT N OF 29N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$