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FZNT25 KNHC 162035
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 33N WILL SHIFT SW AND WEAKEN
THROUGH MON WITH THE GRADIENT TIGHTENING ACROSS THE AREA MON
NIGHT AND TUE. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH FROM 22N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. FRESH WINDS
ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE TROUGH
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 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. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 33N WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY
FLOW WHICH WILL INCREASE SUN AND MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
ENTERING THE NW WATERS TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES WHICH WILL
RELAX SOME NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT NIGHT.
N OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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