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FZNT25 KNHC 231436
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED FEB 23 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...A COLD FRONT ALONG 30N W OF 55W WILL ADVANCES SE.
THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT...
THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA THU FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF
THE CAROLINAS. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E FRI...ALLOWING A
SECOND COLD FRONT TO DROP S TO NEAR 30N ON SAT BEFORE LIFTING
BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N
BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E
OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S
OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. .FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. FROM 22N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG 25N...BLOCKING
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE NE GULF COAST WATERS. SOUTHERLY
WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRES MOVES
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SAG INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT N SAT.
WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AGAIN SAT...AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 87W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 87W SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N E OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .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. .SUN...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD N SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY.
A SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
FRI THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL.

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