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FZNT25 KNHC 220338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 23N65W TO 23N77W MOVE SE OF AREA
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTER NE OF AREA MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN TONIGHT AND WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO FAR NW WATERS WED NIGHT...STALL AND DISSIPATE BY FRI.
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS LATE FRI...REACH
FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT AND OUT OF BASIN LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 28N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. FROM
24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER NW GULF WATERS SPREAD E
ACROSS ENTIRE GULF LATER TONIGHT AND WED IN ADVANCE OF STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT. FRONT REACH FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI AND SE OF AREA

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW AT
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N AT 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. .SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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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