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FZNT25 KNHC 250314
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED N OF THE AREA. THIS
FEATURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
FAR N PART OF THE AREA SAT BEFORE STALLING AND LIFTING N OF THE
AREA SAT NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 THROUGH 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.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W
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
AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 2 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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF FRONT
VARIABLE 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 MON. THE TRADES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TUE AS THE
SURFACE RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 83W. N OF 17N NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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