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FZNT25 KNHC 011449
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 26N78W TO
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT.
A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE
MON INTO TUE. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT IMPACTING
THE ZONE MAINLY E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN
OVER THE ZONE LATE TUE AND WED WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT POISED
TO IMPACT N OF 29N BY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 70W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE...EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 23N E OF 72
LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF AND
WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU WITH
MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SE WINDS ACROSS THE W GULF AND
LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED
STALLING AND WEAKENING THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE
OF CUBA.

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