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FZNT26 KNHC 282115
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 28 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH THU. THE HIGH WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT EASTWARD THU THROUGH SAT...BUT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 13N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 79W N OF 27N WILL SHIFT NE OF
AREA TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SAT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SAT ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W
EARLY SUN MORNING AND FROM 31N68W TO 23N81W SUN EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W AND W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27 E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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