NWS Forecast

FZNT26 KNHC 140233
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST MON FEB 13 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
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 18N68W TO 14N81W WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT IS OVER
THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FROM 22N62W TO
20N65W. IT WILL STALL OVER NW WATERS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY
TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THOUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS

TONIGHT THROUGH WED
W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8
TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. E OF 68W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT
ACROSS NE ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

WED NIGHT THOUGH SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

TONIGHT
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 8 T0 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 60W LATE. S OF 19N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

TUE
N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N
OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N.

TUE NIGHT
N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL.

WED AND WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

THU AND FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 20N W
OF 60W THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT JUST
SE OF THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A FRONT WILL CLIP WATERS N
OF 30N TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
PART FRI AFTERNOON AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS

TONIGHT
N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

WED AND WED NIGHT
N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

THU
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 E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

FRI
N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SAT
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 27N TO
30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.