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FZNT26 KNHC 061505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE MAR 6 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...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. SHEAR LINE FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO GULF
OF HONDURAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF
THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE THE REGION THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF
69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SHEAR LINE FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS WILL
INTENSIFY TONIGHT FROM A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR BEHIND A
FRONT FROM 31N67W TO MELBOURNE FL. HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE
AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS MAINLY N OF THE
SHEAR LINE THROUGH THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A FRONT
APPROACHES THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS E INTO

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7
TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF

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