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FZNT25 KNHC 262122
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SUN FEB 26 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 25N80W TO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FRONT DISSIPATE W OF 75W MON NIGHT AND
DISSIPATE E OF 75W TUE. HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS AREA TUE BUT
WEAKENS AND MOVES E OF AREA WED ALLOWING FOR FRESH S-SW RETURN
FLOW ALONG FLORIDA E COAST AND WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO NW
PART FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF
73W. SE OF STATIONARY FRONT E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 5 TO
6 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N W
OF 71W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA
TO 24N90W SW TO DISSIPATING 1016 MB LOW AT 22N94W AND SE TO
18N93W. FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT
WITH TROUGH REMAINING OVER FAR WESTERN GULF AS ATLC HIGH PRES
WILL BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS AREA. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND SHIFT NE OF
AREA THU. SWELLS OVER WESTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF
26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW.
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N LATE. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER N ATLC BUILD E AND STRENGTHEN
THROUGH TUE NIGHT WITH FRESH TO STRONG ELY TRADE WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. HIGH PRES WEAKEN WED
AND THU ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF BASIN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N W OF 82W TONIGHT AND MON.

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