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FZNT25 KNHC 180338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL PREVAIL JUST N OF THE AREA
THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL MAINTAIN
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WHICH WILL INCREASE SUN AND MON
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS TUE. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY
TRADES THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W 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...N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W MON NIGHT. 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 7 FT. E OF 82W
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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