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FZNT26 KNHC 231531
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 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...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARDS ALONG 21N THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL AFFECTING THE ATLC AND
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL BEGIN TO FADE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT....WITH N SWELLS
THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE
TONIGHT. FROM 16N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH AND S
OF 16N. .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 RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH
28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE TONIGHT. A
WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N
TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS FRI EVENING AND REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN WASH OUT OVER THE SE WATERS SUN
AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 24N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR
LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW
OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH N PORTIONS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 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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