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FZNT25 KNHC 042108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SUN MAR 4 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO FLORIDA STRAITS
WILL REACH FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA MON...FROM 27N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE AS A SHEAR LINE TUE...AND FROM 24N65W TO HAITI
WED. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF 28N ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
FRONT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE OVER THE SE
UNITED STATES THIS WEEK MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF
72W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES MON
THROUGH THU RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF BY MID WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL TUE NIGHT...AND 8 TO 12 FT
IN SE SWELL S OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 11 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION THROUGH THU.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE
THIS AFTERNOON STALLING FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON
THEN DISSIPATING BY WED. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT BEHIND FRONT... HIGHEST SEAS NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO

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