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FZNT25 KNHC 020901
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON APR 02 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N64W TO 23N68W
WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
REACH THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE TODAY EXTENDING ALONG 29N65W TO
27N70W TO 31N80W TONIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT
IMPACTING THE ZONE MAINLY E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL
SETTLE IN OVER THE ZONE LATE TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO IMPACT THE N WATERS BY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT E OF 74W THIS AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW
LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN
NE SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN
NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO S TO SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL N OF 23N E OF 72 LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W AND 3
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH FRI WITH MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SE WINDS
ACROSS THE W GULF AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE E

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH FRI. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED
STALLING AND WEAKENING THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE
OF CUBA. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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