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FZNT25 KNHC 272053
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SUN FEB 27 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 PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TUE WHEN IT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD. THIS WILL ENABLE A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TUE FROM 31N65W TO
SOUTH FLORIDA WED THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO
24N64W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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 TO 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA THU AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...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 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. .TUE NIGHT AND 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 AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TUE THROUGH
THU AS THE SURFACE RIDGE SHIFTS EASTWARD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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
4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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