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FZNT25 KNHC 252132
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24N80W EARLY TONIGHT
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO 23N79W SUN. COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM
28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUN DISSIPATING W OF 75W
THROUGH MON NIGHT. FRONT DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS E OF 75W
EARLY TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS BASIN AND STRENGTHEN WED

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 5
TO 7 FT W OF 73W.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA EXTENDS TO 25N89W THEN
BECOMES STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TONIGHT
WILL REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N89W...AND BECOME
STATIONARY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TONIGHT.
WESTERN PORTION OF FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT LATER
TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...WHILE EASTERN PORTION GRADUALLY
DISSIPATES THROUGH EARLY TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NE
TEXAS TO EASTERN LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND TO NE OF THE AREA

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 87W. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS
OF RAIN N OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT FROM 25N TO
28N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
6 TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 28N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO
SW N OF 28N AND DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28 SW TO W. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N
OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.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...SHIFTING TO SW N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC BUILD
EASTWARD WHILE STRENGTHENING THROUGH WED MAINTAINING FRESH TO
STRONG ELY TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THU...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. SEAS 5 TO 7

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