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FZNT25 KNHC 180840
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI FEB 18 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 TODAY...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N 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 W TO NW WINDS 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 BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...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 CUBA 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 RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WILL CHANGE
LITTLE THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW WATERS TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 3 TO 4 FT.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT.
.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 SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON AS THE
HIGH N OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20
KT E OF 81W 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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