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FZNT25 KNHC 150900
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE FEB 15 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 20N74W. A
COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION
THIS MORNING...AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED
AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS FROM W TO E JUST N OF 31N N THROUGH
THU...THEN WEAKENS AS IT DROPS S FRI REACHING NEAR 27N BY EARLY
SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S ACROSS THE NE WATERS LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO E TO SE W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 78W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF
76W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF 76W.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N THEN BECOMING N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1026 MB HIGH NEAR 28N89W WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED AS A
RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO FAR NE MEXICO TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE THU. A WEAK HIGH WILL THEN FORM OVER THE NE GULF
FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS MORNING. HIGH
PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD TO OVER THE CENTRAL SW N ATLC LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH
SAT WHILE WEAKENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH
OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 82W NE
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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