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FZNT25 KNHC 122113
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT MAR 12 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...A COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA WILL
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTION SUN THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE
E ACROSS W PORTION OF AREA TONIGHT...AND E ALONG 30N THROUGH
MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NE OF THE AREA TUE AND
WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE COAST. COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO FAR N PORTION EARLY THU AND WEAKENS ALONG 30N BY LATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING
SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
80W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HAITI INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT N OF 28N W OF
75W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL W OF 75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT N OF 28N W OF
75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL W OF 75W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W LATE TUE
INTO WED. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N.
SEAS 5 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 72W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY
SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR SE TO S RETURN
FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH
SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR NW GULF EARLY MON...THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS LATER ON MON AND
TUE...AND REACH THE FAR NE WATERS BY LATE TUE BEFORE WEAKENING
AS IT MOVES ACROSS FLORIDA EARLY WED. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN
WILL THEN SET UP ACROSS THE AREA DURING WED BRINGING LIGHT
WINDS AND LOW SEAS WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 88W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 88W. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...HIGHEST W OF 88W.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S
5 TO 10 KT EARLY. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO
27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO
SW LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NW 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO
28N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING FROM W TO E TO THE N OF THE AREA
WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW
PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH WED. N SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO INVADE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
ZONE THROUGH EARLY MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN JAMAICA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 83W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
17N W OF 83W.
.MON THROUGH AND TUE...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W
OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W
AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.

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