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FZNT25 KNHC 131017
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 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...HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN STEADY FLOW OF FRESH
NE TO E BREEZE WITH SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL ACROSS MOST OF
BASIN THROUGH WED NIGHT. TAIL END OF WEAK COLD FRONT DENTS
NORTHERN EDGE OF ZONE THU AND NEW BUT WEAKER HIGH PRES CENTER
1025 MB BUILDS RIDGE ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT. WINDS AND SEAS
SLOWLY DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS RIDGE WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N AND TO 8 FT S OF 27N EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS W FROM ATLC ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO
THROUGH SAT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE FLOW PREVAILING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS E OF 88W.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN NE TO E TRADES THROUGH
FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT SAT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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