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FZNT25 KNHC 221533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED FEB 22 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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 1026 MB HIGH
CENTER OVER CENTRAL ATLC SW ACROSS S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT
SLIGHTLY S TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU. OLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS SE PORTIONS ALONG 20N/21N WILL DISSIPATE
THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE
LATE TONIGHT AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS SE
U.S. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS FRI
EVENING...AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT
EVENING...THEN WASH OUT FROM NEAR 26N65W THROUGH STRAITS OF

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 24 TO 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE N
CENTRAL WATERS TODAY...AND SPREAD E ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT/EARLY FRI. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 20N97W FRI
EVENING...THEN STALL FROM STRAITS F FLORIDA TO 22N94W SAT
EVENING. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME SE
GULF SUN AS RETURN FLOR BEGINS ACROSS NW PORTIONS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N
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 TO
N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NW WATERS.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 PRESSURE RIDGE WILL FRESHEN
TRADEWINDS ACROSS AREA THROUGH LATE THU. A COLD FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SAT NIGHT AND SUN...WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT MAINTAINING
MODEST PRES GRADIENT AND FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS E OF 82W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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