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FZNT25 KNHC 260856
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAR 26 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO THE FLORIDA
STRAITS WILL REACH FROM 31N60W TO HISPANIOLA MON NIGHT THEN
WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES E OF AREA TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY...EXTEND FROM 31N63W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA EARLY TUE...FROM 26N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
LATE TUE...AND EXTEND ALONG 22N LATE WED...THEN GRADUALLY WASH
OUT S OF 20N ON THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
WATERS FRI REACHING ALONG 26N LATE FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 22N.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
DRIFT W ACROSS FLORIDA AND OVER THE EXTREME E GULF WED WITH
THE EASTERLY FLOW INCREASING TUE NIGHT AND WED OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WATERS TODAY THEN DISSIPATE
TONIGHT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN...BUT CONTINUE E ACROSS THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE AND WED. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S TO ALONG 22N WED AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE ALONG 20N THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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