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FZNT25 KNHC 261505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAR 26 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 FROM 31N70W TO NORTHERN CUBA WILL
REACH FROM 31N60W TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT
CONTINUES E OF THE AREA TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY...EXTEND FROM 31N63W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA EARLY TUE... FROM 26N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
LATE TUE...ALONG 22N LATE WED...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE S OF
20N THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N 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 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
24N. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 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 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6
FT S OF 22N. .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 BAHAMAS. 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. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS FLORIDA AND
OVER THE EXTREME E GULF WED...WITH EAST WINDS INCREASING TUE
NIGHT AND WED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS. LIGHT TO
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL RESUME THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN...BUT CONTINUE E ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE AND WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
S TO ALONG 22N WED...THEN 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. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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