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FZNT26 KNHC 212150
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 21 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRES INCREASE TRADES ACROSS
MOST OF CARIBBEAN DURING LATTER PART OF WEEK. COLD FRONT ENTER
NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT AND REACH EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 18N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT SUN.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL BUILDING TO 11 FT THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 23N77W MOVE SE OF AREA
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTER NE OF AREA MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN TONIGHT AND WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO FAR NW WATERS WED NIGHT...STALL AND DISSIPATE BY FRI.
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS LATE FRI...REACH
FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT AND OUT OF BASIN LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 28N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. FROM
24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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