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FZNT25 KNHC 300912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 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 WILL CLIP THE N WATERS TODAY THEN MOVE
NORTH BY SAT AS WINDS INCREASE FROM THE S AND SW. ANOTHER WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE N WATERS SUN AND MON. EXPECT
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE NE CORNER BY TUE
AS STRONG LOW PRES SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE MIDDLE ATLC COAST.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN
GULF THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES CELL WILL DEVELOP BY SUN.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE
SUN INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW
PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER TROPICAL ATLC NE
OF LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. EASTERLY TRADES WILL
PREVAIL IN THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20
KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS.

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