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FZNT25 KNHC 260304
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI FEB 25 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 JUST MOVING OFF THE NORTH FLORIDA
COAST WILL BRUSH PAST THE FAR N PART OF THE AREA. FRONT WILL
STALL AND LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST TUE...AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TUE AND FROM 31N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA LATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 NIGHT...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 BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 30 KT LATE. 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. N OF 24N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 W 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 LATE. 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.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 26N88W WILL
WEAKEN AND LIFT N THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT 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.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 TUE AND WED AS THE
SURFACE RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH 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 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.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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