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FZNT25 KNHC 140902
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON FEB 14 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 EXTENDING FROM 25N65W TO 21N76W WILL
DRIFT SE THROUGH TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION TONIGHT AND RACE SE MERGING 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 THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE THIS AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW TONIGHT. 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 THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
SECOND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT BEHIND SECOND FRONT TONIGHT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM W OF FIRST FRONT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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...HIGHEST NE PART. 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 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E
TO SE W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 14
FT E OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
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 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED AT 28N87W WILL MEANDER OVER
THE N CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT NE OF THE
AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN
CUBA TO NE HONDURAS IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH
TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE W OF FRONT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES OVER SW N
ATLC MOVES E. TRADE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH OVER THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25
KT W OF FRONT TODAY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 80W.

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