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FZNT25 KNHC 282116
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...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. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W
EARLY SUN MORNING AND FROM 31N68W TO 23N81W SUN EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N 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 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W AND W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27 E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 NEAR
MOBILE ALABAMA TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...FROM NEAR TAMPA
FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN MOVE E OF
AREA LATE SUN. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 27N BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF
25N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. 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 LATE FRI.
.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. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT N OF 28N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N.
.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 THROUGH 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 TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES 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
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL. 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.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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