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FZNT25 KNHC 211507
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON FEB 21 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 PRES WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THEN
WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION TONIGHT AS A STRONGER COLD
FRONT PUSHES S TO ALONG 30N BY TUE NIGHT. FRONT WILL WEAKEN
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL
EXTEND FROM N OF THE AREA TO JUST N OF FLORIDA THU AND SHIFT
SE FROM 30N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE FRI AS A COLD FRONT

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 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
SHIFTING SE TO S LATE N OF 27N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE THEN DRIFT BACK INLAND AS A STATIONARY
FRONT WED. E TO SE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WED
AND THU. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 2
TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WINDS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN. HIGH
PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED THROUGH FRI WITH
INCREASING TRADES. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT 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...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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 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.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 17N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS.

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