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FZNT25 KNHC 030247
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 BERMUDA THROUGH 28N65W TO
E-CENTRAL CUBA 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 ALONG THE E COAST 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 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 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 AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 9 TO 14 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 FROM NW CUBA TO 25N89W
TO 28N92W. 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
GULF SAT AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN...AND STALL FROM SW
FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N90W BY LATE MON.

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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.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 20 KT....EXCEPT TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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
OVERNIGHT AND WEAKEN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING OVER MUCH
OF THE AREA. A NEW AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SE
ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THU THROUGH SAT WITH INCREASING NE
WINDS THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE
SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SEAS 3 TO 5 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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