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FZNT25 KNHC 201514
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN FEB 20 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...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 26N70W WILL MOVE E OF THE
AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE S INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT... THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION MON AND MON
NIGHT AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES S TO ALONG 30N BY LATE
TUE...AND WEAKENS FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W BY LATE WED. HIGH
PRES WILL EXTEND FROM N OF THE AREA TO JUST N OF FLORIDA BY

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 13
TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON AND SE
TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL BETWEEN 74W AND 78W TONIGHT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 FRONT E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 77W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N W
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N W OF 77W SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY
TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN
TEXAS LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE
NE PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP
OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. 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.
.THU...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO
SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 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 MOVE SE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH TONIGHT. NEW HIGH BUILDS N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH WED
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE...THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA WED AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SOME THU. LARGE LONG PERIOD
N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN
CARIBBEAN MON AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUE IN THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLC PASSAGES...AND IN THE NORTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH EARLY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 TO 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 AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N.

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