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FZNT25 KNHC 051433
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON MAR 5 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 FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND
FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT...AS A SHEAR LINE FROM
26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AS A SHEAR LINE TUE...AND FROM
24N65W TO HAITI WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. THIS WEEK WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS BEHIND THE SHEAR LINE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE 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. E OF FRONT SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 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 HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE U.S. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 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 8 T0
11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 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 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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.
SHEAR LINE FROM CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY
SE THROUGH TUE THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. W OF SHEAR
LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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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