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FZNT25 KNHC 160934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 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...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 32N/33N WILL BEGIN
TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY SW AND WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH MON BEFORE
STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS W ATLC AND INTO AREA MON NIGHT
AND TUE. LOW LEVEL TROUGH FROM 27N73W TO 22N69W WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. FRESH WINDS WITH ACTIVE AND
SQUALLY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND E OF TROUGH THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 27N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND E OF TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 78W.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE W ATLC ALONG 33N EXTENDS
W-SW INTO THE SE U.S. AND WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE FLOW
THROUGH SAT BEFORE WINDS BECOME MORE SE AND INCREASE ACROSS ALL
BUT NE PORTIONS SUN AND MON...THEN INCREASE FURTHER ACROSS
ENTIRE BASIN TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT
NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N...5 TO 7
FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN ...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK W ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 32N/33W WILL
BEGIN TO SHIFT SLOWLY SW AND WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH MON BEFORE
BEING REPLACED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS W ATLC AND
INTO FLORIDA MON NIGHT AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 16.5N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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