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FZNT25 KNHC 241502
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 24 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...COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 25N72W WILL STALL FROM
21N65W TO S BAHAMAS LATE TODAY THEN DISSIPATE W OF 65W TONIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 31N SAT...THEN LIFT N SAT
NIGHT. A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY LATE
MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N GULF FRI THEN WEAKEN AND LIFT
N THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MON
MORNING AND FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 28N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE.

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 MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN E SWELL.
.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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