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FZNT25 KNHC 260315
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 24N81W EARLY TONIGHT
REACH FROM 28N65W TO 23N81W EARLY SUN THEN DISSIPATE 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W
TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AND
DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS
GULF THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN
LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND TO NE OF AREA LATE THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST W OF 87W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 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. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N
OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT MON
NIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT MON. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N.
.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.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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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