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FZNT25 KNHC 251445
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 25 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 COLD FRONT IN THE NW WATERS EXTENDS FROM 31N78W
TO 29N81W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO W CUBA EARLY
MON... FROM 29N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE E OF
AREA LATE TUE AS A SECOND COLD FRONT RACES S AND EXTENDS E TO
W ALONG 25N. THE SECOND FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG 21N THU AS
A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM 28N65W TO NE FLORIDA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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
15 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N E
OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT S OF 23N.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMIAN CHAIN. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT
AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE COASTAL PLAINS THU

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF
87W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS E BAY OF CAMPECHE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS E THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WATERS TONIGHT AND MON
DISSIPATING ACROSS HISPANIOLA ON TUE. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF
THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS NE OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE AND WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE
TROPICAL WATERS ALONG 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WED NIGHT...AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ALONG 20N THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH
E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 19N E OF 80W.
.WED...N OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH E
SWELL. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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