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FZNT25 KNHC 130906
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN FEB 13 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO NEAR 25N71W
WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THIS EVENING...THEN
SLOWLY MOVE SE MON THROUGH TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT...ACCELERATE SE
AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT TUE NIGHT. THE
MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES
RIDGE BUILDS W TO E ALONG 31N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN 210 NM NW
OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN SHIFTING
TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT JUST BEHIND FIRST FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 74W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT E
OF 74W SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF 78W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH CENTER OF 1032 MB NEAR 28N93W WILL SLIDE E
TO N CENTRAL GULF TODAY INTO MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT NE
OF THE AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT SE PART INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FRONT E-CENTRAL CUBA TO
THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY SE
WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER
THE W CARIBBEAN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH TUE...THEN
DIMINISH WED THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD. TRADES
WILL ALSO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF
FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 1O FT...HIGHEST W OF
85W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED.

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