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FZNT25 KNHC 260836
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT FEB 26 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 OFF THE NORTH COAST OF FLORIDA WILL
BRUSH PAST THE FAR N PART OF THE AREA TODAY...THEN STALL AND
LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 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 WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY 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 WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT N TODAY. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .WED...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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