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FZNT25 KNHC 082121
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU MAR 08 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...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE REGION WILL
MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS
EAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W
TO 28N80W SAT...WEAKEN ALONG 27N SUN THEN DISSIPATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO
9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E 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 NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO
27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E 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 5 TO 7 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND
SHIFT EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI
MORNING... STALL AND WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT W OF 95W IN
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN.
FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...GALE WARNING REMAINS 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 REGION
THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH
PRES NE OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN SE SWELL.

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