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FZNT25 KNHC 222148
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 CENTER 1026 MB OVER CENTRAL ATLC
EXTENDS RIDGE SW TO ACROSS S FLORIDA. FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS
SE PORTIONS ALONG 20N/21N DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES DRIFT
S AND STRENGTHENS. WEAK COLD FRONT SKIRTS NW PART OF BASIN
WITH INCREASE IN SW WINDS N OF 28N. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO FAR NW WATERS FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS
OF FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN WASH OUT FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE SUN AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8
FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 24 TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO NW GULF WATERS EARLY FRI. FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH
FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI
EVENING... THEN GRADUALLY STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING. GALES EXPECTED BEHIND
FRONT FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME SE GULF SUN AS RETURN FLOW BEGINS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 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 NW OF FRONT FRI. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE WINDS SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING
TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. 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...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
NE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 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 PRES RIDGE MAINTAINS FRESH
BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. COLD FRONT STALL OVER
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT AND SUN
WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT PRESSING GRADIENT THAT INCREASES
TRADE WINDS TO STRONG BREEZE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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