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FZNT25 KNHC 010303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N68W TO WESTERN
CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON

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
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 76W FRI NIGHT. 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 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. 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 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING...AND MOVE
SE OF THE AREA SUN EVENING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF
THE SW ZONE SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND
4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG N PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 26N 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 OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.

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 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG N PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT N OF 28N.

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 REGION THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SUN EVENING.

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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI 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...INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF
85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORNING.
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 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN
EVENING. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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