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FZNT25 KNHC 100912
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011

...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...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE COAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING AND FROM
31N65W TO E CUBA SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. HIGH
PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS N FLORIDA AND INTO SW N ATLC LATE SAT

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY SUN. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT NW PORTIONS LATE.
N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON
AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO SW
PORTIONS S OF EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH DECREASING LATE
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI AS
HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL
INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES
SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF
25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE WILL MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL
LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE FRI MORNING
THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF
REGION SAT THROUGH MON TO FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S OF
CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THROUGH EVENING.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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