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FZNT25 KNHC 280247
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 25N78W MOVE E OF AREA
TONIGHT. RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 31N WED SHIFT S TO 27N THU THEN
WEAKEN FRI AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN WATERS.
SECOND FRONT STALL ALONG 27N LATE FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT AS
RIDGE REBUILDS ALONG 28N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO
11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF 70W THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTEND INTO NE GULF WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE E-SE BREEZE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. 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 AND SUN...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...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF
LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY REINFORCING FRONT WED AND
DISSIPATE ALONG 20N THU. EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE OVER CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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