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FZNT26 KNHC 222147
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 PRES RIDGE MAINTAINS FRESH
BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. COLD FRONT STALL OVER
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT AND SUN
WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT PRESSING GRADIENT THAT INCREASES
TRADE WINDS TO STRONG BREEZE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. BETWEEN FRONT AND 14N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL
THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT AND S
OF 14N THROUGH THU.
.FRI THROUGH MON...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 CENTER 1026 MB OVER CENTRAL ATLC
EXTENDS RIDGE SW TO ACROSS S FLORIDA. FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS
SE PORTIONS ALONG 20N/21N DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES DRIFT
S AND STRENGTHENS. WEAK COLD FRONT SKIRTS NW PART OF BASIN
WITH INCREASE IN SW WINDS N OF 28N. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO FAR NW WATERS FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS
OF FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN WASH OUT FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE SUN AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8
FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 24 TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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