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FZNT25 KNHC 242134
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS TONIGHT AND REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS
SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT BECOMING N AT 15 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 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 30N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE COAST OF MEXICO.
FRONT EXTEND FROM BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT THEN STALL FROM 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 AREA THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 BEHIND THE
FRONT. 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 THROUGH 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.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 MAINTAINS STEADY FRESH TO
STRONG ELY TRADEWINDS ACROSS BASIN THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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