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FZNT26 KNHC 041452
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 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 THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION THROUGH THU.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE
THIS AFTERNOON STALLING FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON
THEN DISSIPATING BY WED. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED 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 MON NIGHT THROUGH
THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST W PART.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9
FT S OF 10N. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N THROUGH
TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N79W TO JUPITER
FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING
THEN FROM 30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON EVENING...MOVING
E OF THE AREA LATE TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF 27N
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND ALSO BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH
AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE OVER THE SE
UNITED STATES THIS WEEK MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT AND N OF 27N W OF FRONT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT
30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT UNTIL LATE. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 30N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO
75W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS S OF 27N...AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 74W
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11
FT N OF 29N LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.

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