000 FZNT26 KNHC 162128 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CUBA ...AND OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTION TUE. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 16N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .MON AND TUE...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 IN N SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1024 MB AT 27N73W WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. SW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN OVER THE NW PORTION PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN EVENING...FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY MON ...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE MON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N SUN INTO MON... .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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...EXCEPT N OF 30N BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT N OF 30N BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 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...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W 11 TO 17 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N OF 25N E OF 74W AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$