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FZNT25 KNHC 270250
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUE WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE
TUE...FROM 31N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA LATE WED...AND FROM 29N65W
TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF FRONT 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N 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 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL
RETREAT EASTWARD SUN NIGHT ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF EARLY MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE
WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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. .MON NIGHT AND 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.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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...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 NIGHT...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 AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.

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