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FZNT25 KNHC 180257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST THU FEB 17 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...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE EASTERN
PORTION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO JUST E OF THE AREA LATE SUN AS
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 24N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL E OF 75W BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 70W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE
PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
E OF 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 8 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND
4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W EXCEPT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 71W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN AND HISPANIOLA.
.TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 21N TO 24N SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WITH A
RIDGE SW TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CHANGE LITTLE
THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS LATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG N OF 29N LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG N OF 29N INTO EARLY
SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 3 TO 5 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM IN
AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT AND FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N SAT
NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SE
THROUGH SAT. TRADES WILL INCREASE LATE SAT THROUGH MON AS THE
HIGH N OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 81W
NE 20 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N AND BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S
OF 18N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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