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FZNT25 KNHC 281500
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 79W N OF 27N WILL SHIFT NE OF
AREA TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SAT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SAT ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT
AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 79W N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 72W 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 22N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N...AND 2 TO 4 FT
FROM 24N TO 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 71W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 71W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N W OF 75W BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 6 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...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W
OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL INLAND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 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. STRONG
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. 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 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING
TO SW 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 S TO SW 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO 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 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 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 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 THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH THU. THE HIGH WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THU THROUGH SAT...BUT WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 20N.


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