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FZNT25 KNHC 230334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 N CENTRAL WATERS CONTINUE
THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO NW GULF WATERS EARLY FRI. FRONT REACHES FROM APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN STALL FROM STRAITS
OF FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. GALE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT FROM LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. REMNANTS OF
FRONT DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME SE GULF SUN AS WEAK TROUGH
DEVELOPS OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 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 W
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
SHIFTING NE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AT 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.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 N OF 28N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
AT 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 SHIFTING NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE AT
15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 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 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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