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FZNT25 KNHC 161533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAR 16 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...HIGH PRES N OF BASIN MOVE E AS WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE W TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N65W TO NW
BAHAMAS THU THEN DISSIPATE OVER FAR NE PART FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BACK FROM THE NW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS
10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 70W
SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N84W TO 27N88W
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES REBUILDS N OF BASIN WITH
MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF SA N ATLC MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH STRONGER WINDS
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. AREA OF
STRONG BREEZE IN S HALF OF BASIN EXPAND IN COVERAGE AS LOW
PRES OVER COLOMBIA DEEPENS THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 82W THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT E OF 83W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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