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FZNT25 KNHC 182038
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 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. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PART OF THE
AREA TUE...EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO 29N81W TUE NIGHT...AND
FROM 27N65W TO 26N74W WED AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING WED

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W
S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR SE PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 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 S OF 24N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 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 MOVE INTO THE NW AND N
CENTRAL PORTIONS TUE MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR
TAMPA FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
FAR NE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AND
TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS
OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO
3 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF CUBA. A FEW AREAS
OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW AREAS OF DENSE
FOG N OF 29N EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...AND SHIFT
TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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...THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA TUE AS THE HIGH WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
17N E OF 80W NE TO E 20 TO 25 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 BUILDING 9 TO 11
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT N OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF
OF HONDURAS.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.

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