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FZNT25 KNHC 040924
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN MAR 04 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...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATER
THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON
AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON EVENING AND FROM 26N65W TO
HAITI TUE THEN E OF THE AREA WED. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY N
OF 28N JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND ALSO BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY.
REINFORCING COLD AIR AND STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHWARD
TUE WILL INTENSIFY NE WINDS. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADE
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 72W AND N OF 27N W OF
FRONT TO 80W SUN...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO
72W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF
25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF
FRONT TO 75W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF
22N...AND NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE.
WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE TO
BELOW GALE FORCE TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN MOVE SE
OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF 90W TUE AND WED. LOW PRES DEVELOPING
OVER TEXAS/OKLAHOMA WED AND THU WILL STRENGTHEN SE RETURN FLOW
IN THE WESTERN GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8
FT N OF 26N LATE. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12
FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND
5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THU...WITH 30
KT WINDS LIKELY ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY THEN STALL FROM E
CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS MON AND TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED. GALE
FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TUE
THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PART. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N
OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO
7 FT E OF 80W.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 17N E OF 82W AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.

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