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FZNT25 KNHC 022133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON APR 02 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...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 23N74W REACH FROM
22N65W TO 20N70W LATE TONIGHT THEN E OF AREA TUE. LARGE NW
SWELL BEHIND FRONT THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER BASIN TUE
NIGHT THROUGH THU. WEAK TROUGH ENTER NW PORTION FRI REACHING
FROM 31N67W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 72W NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W
TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N FROM 71W TO 75W N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT INCREASING
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL TUE NIGHT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM
23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF
30N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N S
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT W OF TROUGH LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF
TROUGH LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING NE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT
WITH MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE BREEZE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 3
FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE AT 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS DOMINATE CARIBBEAN
SEA THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS N PORTION OF TROPICAL
N ATLC TUE THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4

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