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FZNT25 KNHC 191511
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT FEB 19 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...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SE AND
WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE EASTERN
PORTION THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP PAST THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 75W AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO
20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 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 E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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. 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 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. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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... AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 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... AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE N GULF THROUGH MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL PORTIONS EARLY TUE
MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO
SOUTHERN TEXAS BY WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW N
OF 26N MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 TODAY.
TRADES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS THE HIGH N OF THE
AREA STRENGTHENS...THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WED AS
THE HIGH WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT BETWEEN EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO JAMAICA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25
KT N OF 17N E OF 80W. 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 4 TO 5 FT 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.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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