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FZNT25 KNHC 210403
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 WILL REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH THU
THEN DRIFT S OF 30N FRI THROUGH SUN. FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE E FROM N FLORIDA TO BERMUDA SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 24N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 67W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW W
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N94W TO 22N98W WILL
SHIFT E AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 18N94W BY LATE WED...THEN
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM BY LATE THU. LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL FRI AND
SAT AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 26N. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM 27N82W TO 26N86W
BY LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED
NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN....SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU...THEN
DIMINISHING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E 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 THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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