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FZNT25 KNHC 272124
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON FEB 27 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER AREA SHIFT E AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM
26N TO 29N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 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
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N96W WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS TEXAS WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE THROUGH
TONIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 28N INTO THU.
THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD FRI AND SAT ALLOWING
FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS
LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR
NW PORTION.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION.
.SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N
PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES E
THU THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS BASIN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.

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