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FZNT26 KNHC 191453
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN FEB 19 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 TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 20N W OF THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE MON...DISSIPATING MON NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E DISSIPATING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED AND THU. FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES
THU.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 17N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL THU.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS
EVENING REACHING FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON MORNING...
MOVING SE OF THE AREA TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP IN
THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE SPREADING E TO ACROSS ALL WATERS BY TUE
NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THU
DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BY LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF 75W AND N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N E OF 75W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 30 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN
NW SWELL. FROM 26N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N LATE. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 75W
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 22N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 75W N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 22N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N
W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING 4 TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W LATE.

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