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FZNT25 KNHC 281507
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAR 28 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT ALONG 23N WILL BECOME
DIFFUSE W OF 65W TONIGHT. A RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO
27N THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN WATERS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 27N LATE
FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N 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 NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT E OF 74W. FROM 24N TO 29N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO 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 INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 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 W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 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 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL STALL IN THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS NE OF LEEWARD ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT. EASTERLY
TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THU AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU 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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