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FZNT25 KNHC 280324
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 7 FT. FROM
26N TO 29N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 5 FT. S
OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N87W TO 25N95W DRIFT NW WHILE
BECOMING DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG
28N INTO GULF THU. RIDGE RETREATS E FRI AND SAT AS COLD FRONT
PUSHES OFF TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS LATE FRI. FRONT REACH
FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AND FROM
NE FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND

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 MOVES E
LATE THU THROUGH SAT DIMINISHING WINDS 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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