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FZNT25 KNHC 032101
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU FEB 03 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...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL MOVE
N OF AREA FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION
SAT...STALLING FROM 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN AND MON. A
THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY MON...
OVERTAKE THE STATIONARY FRONT MON NIGHT WITH THE MERGED FROM
EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF MERGING FRONTS NW TO NW WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF MERGING FRONT S TO W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO
10 FT SE PART MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG MERGING FRONTS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF MERGED FRONT NW TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF MERGED
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY FL TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N93W. A WEAK LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR 25N92W BY FRI WITH
TRAILING COLD FRONT S TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI
AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND ACCELERATES NE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF LATE FRI INTO SAT...AND TO E OF THE
GULF LATE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO
SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE AND INCREASING
TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.TUE... WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE
FAR NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT INTO TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 T0 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL SE OF JAMAICA.

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