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FZNT25 KNHC 270326
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 26N65W TO 25N78W.
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...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS 27N89W TO 24N93W TO 19N93W
DRIFT W AND BECOMES DIFFUSE BY LATE MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS GULF WITH MODERATE SE-S BREEZE THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS N 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...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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