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FZNT25 KNHC 232136
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 26N W OF 65W THEN SW ACROSS S
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL STALL 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
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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
W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
NE AND E SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS N OF 24N W OF 86W BUILDING TO
8 FT. SEAS N OF 24N E OF 86W 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS S OF 24N 4 TO 6
FT. .MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS BECOMING 20 KT WIND COLD FRONT
PASSAGE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 25N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 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 FADE THIS EVENING. A
SECOND PULSE OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
FRI THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...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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