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FZNT26 KNHC 071451
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED MAR 7 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 FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE THE
REGION THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND
AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SHEAR LINE FROM 25N65W TO THE BAHAMAS WILL
GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N
OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THU. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE
WITHIN 200 TO 300 NM N OF THE SHEAR LINE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
BOUNDARY AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF

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