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FZNT25 KNHC 151521
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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..TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 22N70W. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION LATER TODAY AND MERGE WITH
THE FRONTAL TROUGH THIS 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 MOVES S FRI
REACHING NEAR 27N BY EARLY SAT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS
THE NE WATERS LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 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 5 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 6 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 28N90W WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TODAY THEN BECOME AS A RIDGE FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 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. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO WILL MOVE E 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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 82W NE
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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