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FZNT25 KNHC 050308
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA
WILL REACH FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON...FROM 26N65W TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE AS A SHEAR LINE TUE...AND FROM 24N65W TO
HAITI WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES THIS WEEK WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS BEHIND THE SHEAR LINE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. S OF 28N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR 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.
.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...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN
GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL OVER THE SE U.S. MON THROUGH THU WILL
BRING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS INTO THE GULF BY MID
WEEK. A 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 6 FT.
S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 T0 11 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. 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 FRI.
A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL
MOVE SLOWLY SE THROUGH TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE WED. GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA MON NIGHT

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO
11 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. 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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