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FZNT25 KNHC 070936
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED MAR 07 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 23N73W WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE ZONE
THROUGH THU. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A FRONT
APPROACHES THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS E INTO
THE CENTRAL ATLC.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
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.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF
THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT THE TEXAS COAST
FRI MORNING EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE NE COAST OF
MEXICO FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AS A STATIONARY FRONT
FROM THE SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT AND MOVE
BACK SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF
26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE
AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
THE REGION THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W WED...AND EXCEPT 6 TO
8 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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