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FZNT26 KNHC 091438
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI MAR 09 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 IS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRES N OF
THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION...EXCEPT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS
E.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PART.
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF
66W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 66W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 16N TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE WINDS W OF 60W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF
20N E OF 60W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE REGION WHICH HAS
MAINTAINED FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E
ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N70W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE
FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SUN MORNING. NEW HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S
OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...EXCEPT
3 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.

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