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FZNT26 KNHC 092119
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WHICH HAS MAINTAINED
GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING SEVERAL DAYS
WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS
THE REGION...EXCEPT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 WED...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
65W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 65W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
11 FT LATE. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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 THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 20N LATE TUE. 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
.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.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF

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