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FZNT25 KNHC 021509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 25N74W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM
28N65W TO WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
THU MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WED THROUGH
SAT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N AND
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W
OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM 24N65W TO 20N74W AND
SW OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AND
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N
E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
INTO THE GULF WATERS TO 25N88W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE
FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH THU...WHILE THE COLD FRONT PORTION LIFTS N
AS A WARM FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE EASTERN
AND MIDDLE PORTIONS AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE IT
BEGINS TO WEAKEN LATER SAT AND SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION SAT AFTERNOON...AND REACH
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 5 FT NE PART. SCATTRED
SHOWERS.
.FRI...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING S
TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 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 SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
TONIGHT AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA. A NEW AREA OF STRONG HIGH WILL THEN BUILD SE
ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THU THROUGH SAT INCREASING TRADES SOME
OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
S OF 18N W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N.

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