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FZNT25 KNHC 020924
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN THERE
THROUGH THU THEN DISSIPATE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT
ENTERS THE NW WATERS WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N74W TO NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING. THE W PORTION
OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT INTO NW WATERS AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH
FRI MORNING AS THE E PORTION MOVES E OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SAT MORNING AND LIE FROM 31N74W
TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NW
TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND THU
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE THU AND THU
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
SE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN
180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N EARLY AND BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.
FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WIND
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM 30N86W TO 20N97W. LOW PRES
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT THU WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
LYING FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 1017 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24N90W
TO 19N92W THU AFTERNOON. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY
WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI AS THE LOW DEEPENS TO
1011 MB NEAR 29N87W FRI NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO
19N91W. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT WITH
WEAK HIGH PRES MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING NW N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BECOMING E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N
FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN ON SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL S OF 18N E OF 82W TONIGHT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO
7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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