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FZNT25 KNHC 271434
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 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 25N65W TO 23N69W WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING. A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 31N WED WILL
SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI AS ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL
ALONG 27N LATE FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SAT AS A RIDGE
REDEVELOPS ALONG 29N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...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 PRIMARILY 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY 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 21N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 29N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.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 FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH
FRI. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WED IN THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE GULF AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DRIFTS W ACROSS FLORIDA. LIGHT TO
MODERATE WINDS WILL VEER SE TO S SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE 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 EXCEPT 15 KT SW WATERS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY A
REINFORCING FRONT ON WED THAT WILL SLOW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
ALONG 20N THU. EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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