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FZNT25 KNHC 282102
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON FEB 28 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 OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA WED
THEN STALL AS A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 24N64W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU THEN WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FRI DISSIPATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 15 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 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 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 AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 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 AND 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 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 AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT
THEN DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA THU
SAT. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO
4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 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.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .WED NIGHT...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.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E OF SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TUE
THROUGH WED...AND MAINTAIN AT MODERATE TO FRESH THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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 THROUGH 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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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