000
FZNT26 KNHC 040309
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SAT MAR 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THU...WITH 30
KT WINDS LIKELY ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...THEN
TRANSITION TO A SHEAR LINE FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS MON
AND TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TUE THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 13N W OF 73W TUE NIGHT THROUGH
THU...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
E OF 66W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL
CUBA SUN EVENING AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON EVENING.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY N OF 28N JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT
AND ALSO BEHIND THE FRONT SUN. REINFORCING COLD AIR AND STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHWARD TUE WILL INTENSIFY NE WINDS NW OF
A SHEAR LINE FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA TUE AND FROM 24N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WED. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 72W AND N OF 27N W OF
FRONT TO 80W SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W NW WINDS INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S
TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF
FRONT TO 75W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF
22N...AND NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
SHEAR LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTRED SHOWERS NEAR SHEAR LINE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

$$