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FZNT25 KNHC 241505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 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 PRESSURE NEAR 29N67W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING N
OF THE BAHAMAS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT ALLOWING A COLD
FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N74W
TO S FLORIDA LATE SUN...FROM BERMUDA TO FAR E CUBA LATE
MON...AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS
UP OVER THE NW WATERS ON WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
N OF 28N W OF 76W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF
70W. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN SW
SWELL N OF 28N W OF 73W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING SW LATE W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF
27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S
OF 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL. 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 WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM DESTIN FLORIDA TO
25N94W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE...THEN STRENGTHEN FROM THE E ON

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N ON SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT E OF 88W.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EXTREME NW
CARIBBEAN WATERS SUN NIGHT...ACROSS MUCH OF CUBA MON...PASSING
THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING...THROUGH THE MONA
PASSAGE TUE NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF
19N WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 80W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE AND E
SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 19N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITH E
SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N E OF

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