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FZNT25 KNHC 292105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED FEB 29 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 31N70W SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST
LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA BY SUN EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
IT...AND FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 30N BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND 4 TO
6 FT E OF 68W. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 71W. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE
S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE
PART. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 20
TO 25 KT AND NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT S OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27 E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SEA TO
S WINDS...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SW ATLC TO ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD THU THROUGH
SAT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW
LOUISIANA COASTS SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE
SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF
THE SW ZONE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF
26N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF DENSE FOG NW PART
TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. PATCHY
DENSE FOG NW PART THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S TO SW
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PART AND YUCATAN CHANNEL 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SE PART
AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING
N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N S TO SW
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART S TO
SW 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PART AND
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT N OF 26N.

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 ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.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...EXCEPT
YUCATAN CHANNEL INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 112 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30
KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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