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FZNT25 KNHC 211511
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012

...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 FROM 25N65W TO 23N77W WILL MOVE SE OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS
EARLY WED AND DISSIPATE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE FAR NW WATERS FRI EVENING...REACH FROM 31N70W TO W CUBA
SAT...AND FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
23N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT N OF 29N LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N
W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT AND WED...THEN
INCREASE THU IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW GULF THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE
TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN DURING THE LATTER PART OF
THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT
AND REACH EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 19N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 19N W OF 82W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
19N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N OF 20N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W 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.

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