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FZNT25 KNHC 241534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 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 COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE W BAY
OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT
DRIFT N SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 9 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE MON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG
TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT TONIGHT. S OF 20N W OF 85W SE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OD 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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