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FZNT25 KNHC 250843
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT FEB 25 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 OVER THE NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA TODAY SAT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM
26N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 300 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 6 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 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 CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 23N93W TO THE W
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TODAY. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL DRIFT N TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS
W ACROSS AREA THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .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 4 TO
6 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 WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
ELY TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 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 OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT.

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