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FZNT26 KNHC 221532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 RIDGE WILL FRESHEN
TRADEWINDS ACROSS AREA THROUGH LATE THU. A COLD FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SAT NIGHT AND SUN...WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT MAINTAINING
MODEST PRES GRADIENT AND FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES IN N SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THU.
BETWEEN FRONT AND 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT THU. S OF 14N NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT
THROUGH TONIGHT AND S OF 14N THROUGH 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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 1026 MB HIGH
CENTER OVER CENTRAL ATLC SW ACROSS S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT
SLIGHTLY S TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU. OLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS SE PORTIONS ALONG 20N/21N WILL DISSIPATE
THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE
LATE TONIGHT AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS SE
U.S. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS FRI
EVENING...AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT
EVENING...THEN WASH OUT FROM NEAR 26N65W THROUGH STRAITS OF

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 24 TO 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW 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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