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FZNT25 KNHC 190852
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 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 ACROSS THE N PORTIONS EARLY SUN AND REACH ALONG
24N BY MON MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE GREATER
ANTILLES TUE THROUGH WED. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL
FORCE STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF N
BAHAMAS. E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS
SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 29N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E
AT 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM N
OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT NE PORTIONS LATE.
BETWEEN 25N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT W PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN FADING NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS NE GULF AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN.
COLD FRONT MOVES OF THE EASTERN U.S. COAST WITH STRONG HIGH
PRES BEHIND IT BUILDING SUN INCREASING ELY WIND THROUGH MON
THEN DECREASE TUE AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILD TO 7 LATE MON.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF NE COAST OF FLORIDA WILL
COMBINE WITH PERSISTENT BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS COLOMBIA WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG NE TRADES ACROSS AREA W
OF 68W THROUGH TUE THEN DECREASE WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN.
.TUE...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 18N W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E OF 80W. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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