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FZNT25 KNHC 201533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA THROUGH THU THEN DRIFT S
OF 30N FRI AND SAT. FRESH TRADE WINDS PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT
THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES CENTER 1003 MB OVER SE TEXAS DRAGS COLD
FRONT OFF THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT REACHES 29N93W TO
19N96W EARLY WED THEN 29N91W TO 19N93W EARLY THU WHERE IT
WEAKENS...STALLS AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATE THU. STATIONARY HIGH
PRES CENTER 1018 MB OVER NE GULF WATERS BECOMES MAIN FEATURE
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN FRI AND
SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE WED
NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.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.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E 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...FRESH E-NE BREEZE PERSIST ACROSS BASIN THROUGH WED
EXCEPT STRONG NE WINDS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA ASSOCIATED WITH
LOW PRES 1007 MB OVER NW COLOMBIA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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