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FZNT25 KNHC 032130
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE CENTERED ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL
CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WED BEFORE
SHIFTING WELL E OF AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS THU AND FRI THEN MOVE S AND REACH THE
SOUTHERN WATERS SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FROM
THE N. 

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 23.5N65W TO 27N76.5W
WILL MOVE S AND SETTLE FRONT NEAR 21N65W ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS
CHAIN BY WED AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND
LARGE NW SWELL WILL AFFECT THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH
WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE N WATERS WED NIGHT TO THE S
OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL REACH NEAR THE N BORDER OF AREA
THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM AND TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO
NW PORTIONS LATE FRI AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE SAT.   

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.