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FZNT25 KNHC 190242
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 18 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 WILL PREVAIL JUST N OF THE AREA
THROUGH THU...THEN DRIFT INTO THE N PART OF THE AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT E CENTRAL WATERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS E CENTRAL WATERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 28N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH
EARLY TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE THE TEXAS
COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT W TO ALONG THE
TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST NW PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN GULF STREAM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN GULF STREAM.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN
BY MID WEEK. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS N OF VIRGIN ISLANDS WED NIGHT AND REACH THE NE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THU NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 82W AND N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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