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FZNT26 KNHC 220834
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 22 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 PRESSURE WILL INCREASE
TRADES ACROSS AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W 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 13N W OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SE
TONIGHT WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF THE RIDGE INCREASING AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THU. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS LATE FRI...
AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT...THEN WASH
OUT OVER THE SE WATERS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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