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FZNT25 KNHC 092120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 NE OF THE REGION WHICH HAS
MAINTAINED FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E
ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N70W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE
FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SUN MORNING. NEW HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...EXCEPT
3 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO 28N94W TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL STALL TONIGHT...MOVING BACK
INLAND AS A WARM FRONT SAT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL
CONTINUE TO RIDGE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NE TO THE SW GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WHICH HAS MAINTAINED
GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING SEVERAL DAYS
WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS
THE REGION...EXCEPT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...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 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF
82W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.

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