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FZNT26 KNHC 161437
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 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...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES WHICH WILL
RELAX SOME NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W PORTIONS
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED
ATLC PASSAGES.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED E SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E
SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 33N WILL SHIFT SW AND WEAKEN
TONIGHT THROUGH MON WITH THE GRADIENT TIGHTENING ACROSS THE
AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH FROM 27N73W TO
22N69W WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. FRESH WINDS
ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE E OF TROUGH
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF TROUGH NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 78W.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

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