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FZNT25 KNHC 170933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 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...A PAIR OF LOW LEVEL TROUGHS WERE LOCATED ALONG
72W/73W AND ALONG 64W/65W BETWEEN 23N AND 28N THIS MORNING...
MOVING SLOWLY W...AND WILL CONTINUE W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN.
OTHERWISE...ATLC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG 31N/32N WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY N AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING BEFORE A WEAK COLD
FRONT SINKS S INTO NE PORTIONS SUN...SINKING TO ALONG 27N BY
MON EVENING. HIGH PRES N OF FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS REGION AND
STRENGTHEN WINDS N OF FRONT MON THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E AND NE SWELL.
FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 72W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT N OF 29N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 24N AND 28N
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
27N E OF 72W.
.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 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM
22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT NI NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E
OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK ATLC RIDGE NEARLY W TO E ALONG 30N-31N WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE FLOW TODAY THEN INCREASE SUN AND MON
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS TUE. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY WED AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N 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 S OF
24N THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THROUGHOUT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT S OF
25N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT
WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC RIDGE ALONG 30N-31N WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES TODAY WHICH WILL RELAX SOME TONIGHT
ACROSS ATLC WATERS...AND THEN INCREASE IN NARROW ZONE 23N TO
28N MON THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 19N BETWEEN
78W AND 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
EXCEPT N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W SUN NIGHT NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W. 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND
CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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