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FZNT26 KNHC 181436
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT FEB 18 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL SUN NIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TO 15N81W MON...DISSIPATING TUE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL EXPAND TO COVER THE CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA
WILL STALL ALONG 29N LATE THIS AFTERNOON...LIFTING N AS A WARM
FRONT TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
MON MORNING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP IN THE NW WATERS TUE AND WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS LATE WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E
OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S
OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS SE PART. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM
23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W
TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
LATE...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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