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FZNT25 KNHC 211527
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAR 21 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 CENTER 1029 MB HAS E-W RIDGE JUST N OF
AREA THROUGH THU DRIFT S OF 30N FRI THROUGH SUN. FRESH TRADE
WINDS PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SAT. COLD FRONT
MOVE SE INTO BASIN SAT NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W SW
WINDS 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N92W TO 18N95W MOVE E
AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 18N93W TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE
THU. PRESENT NEAR GALE SE WINDS DIMINISH DRASTICALLY TONIGHT
BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE ON BOTH SIDES OF DIFFUSING
FRONT THU. ATLC HIGH PRES EXTENDS W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI AND
SAT. WEAK FRONT PUSHES S INTO NE GULF SUN SPLITTING ATLC HIGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E 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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