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FZNT25 KNHC 230853
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU FEB 23 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...A RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO SE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SE TO
ALONG 27N TONIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH S OF 22N WILL LIFT N AND
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SKIRT THE N WATERS
TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS FRI
EVENING AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN
WASH OUT OVER THE SE WATERS SUN AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 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 IN
ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING THEN STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL
DRIFT N SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS ATLANTIC
RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW AT 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT 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 NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARDS TONIGHT. OTHERWISE
STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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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