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FZNT25 KNHC 220833
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 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 E OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT FURTHER E
TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W WED NIGHT...
THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS
THE AREA. RIDGE SHIFTS E FRI AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W NW
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 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 NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
FRONT W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 78W
AND 80W... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. 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 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE
PART. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...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.
.SAT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W...AND 2 TO 3
FT W OF 77W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT
FURTHER E TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND AND
WED AS IT DRIFTS BACK INLAND. A RIDGE WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND THU THEN MOVE SE AS ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF ON FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E TONIGHT. 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.
.WED NIGHT AND 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.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA MOVES E AND WEAKENS
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDE E.
TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N
ATLC THU THROUGH SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH
TONIGHT. SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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 AND SAT...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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