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FZNT25 KNHC 221439
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...THEN
MOVE E OF AREA THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE
AREA. RIDGE SHIFTS E FRI...ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO
THE NW PART N OF 30N LATE FRI NIGHT...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 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 TONIGHT.
.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...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE STALLING AND DRIFTING BACK INLAND BY LATE
TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT E FRI AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E LATE TONIGHT. 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 WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDE E. FRESH
TO STRONG TRADES WILL INCREASE IN AREAL EXTENT STARTING
THU...AND WILL COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH
TONIGHT. A SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.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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