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FZNT25 KNHC 030921
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO 28N72W
TO 31N79W WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE EXITING THE AREA LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT
THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE N WATERS WED NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE AREA BY THU...BECOMING DIFFUSE ACROSS
THE NE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A LOW PRES SYSTEM MAY BRING
ANOTHER INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W
AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4
FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 72 TONIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF
70W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 74W AND N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W AND S OF FRONT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO
27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT
N OF 28N W OF 78W. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SW AND W
OVER THE N WATERS THU AND FRI AS A LOW PRES MOVES EASTWARD
ACROSS THE N GULF STATES.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE
COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
TODAY. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH A STRONGER COLD
FRONT LATER TODAY. THE MERGING FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER
THE SAME AREA WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N
W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N.

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