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FZNT25 KNHC 191359
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAR 19 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 TROUGH OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT AS AN E TO W RIDGE REBUILDS W ALONG 31N. THE RIDGE WILL
SHIFT N OF AREA TUE THROUGH EARLY FRI THEN SHIFT S TO ALONG 31N
FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 WITHIN 90 NM OF
30N78W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 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 OFF THE TEXAS COAST
TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...DRIFT W TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST
THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.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.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.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...WINDS ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH ENE WINDS WILL PERSIST S OF HISPANIOLA
BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH
WED. EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THU. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND S
OF 18N E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 83W AND N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OS JAMAICA WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA.
.THU...S OF 17N W OF 80W 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 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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