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FZNT25 KNHC 090926
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI MAR 09 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 REGION THAT MAINTAINED
STRONG NE TO E BREEZE SHIFT E WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT
AND SAT. COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS N PORTION OF BASIN AND RIDGE
MOVES TO CENTRAL ATLC. FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W
SAT... WEAKEN ALONG 27N SUN THEN DISSIPATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.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 EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WEAKEN AND SHIFT E AS
COLD FRONT ENTER TEXAS COAST EARLY MORNING TODAY AND EXTEND
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N96W TONIGHT. FRONT STALLS AND WEAKEN
INTO STATIONARY FRONT W OF 95W SAT...THEN MOVE INLAND LATE SAT
AND SUN. FRESH E BREEZE PREVAIL OTHERWISE THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ELSEWHERE ACROSS REGION THROUGH FRI.
WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN AS HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WEAKENS
AND SHIFTS E.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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 EXCEPT
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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