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FZNT25 KNHC 022048
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 24N76W THEN
STATIONARY TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS
IT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING...THEN
WEAKENS TO A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 25N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY FRI AND SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS THROUGH SAT. THE
HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE SE COAST. FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST SUN NIGHT
AND EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO SE FLORIDA BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE 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...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 8 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.
.MON...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING
TO NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA INTO THE GULF WATERS TO 24N85W TO 25N89W. THIS FRONT
WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE E-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH
LATE FRI THEN MOVE N OF AREA. 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 LATE SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 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.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.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.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 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 PRES WILL THEN
BUILD SE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THU THROUGH SUN INCREASING
TRADES SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E
OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 18N W OF 84W.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT N OF 19N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 17N E
OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE PORTION.

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