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FZNT25 KNHC 280843
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE FEB 28 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...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THROUGH SAT.
THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E SAT ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF
THE SE COAST OF THE US SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY 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.
.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 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL THEN RETREAT E FRI AND SAT
ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION
TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 20N W OF 81W NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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