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FZNT26 KNHC 181426
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 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...EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN
BY MID WEEK. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS N OF VIRGIN ISLANDS WED NIGHT AND REACH THE NE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THU NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 15N W OF 74W 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.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT EXPOSED NE PASSAGES THU NIGHT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL WED NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL MEANDER THROUGH
EARLY TUE THEN SHIFT N OF AREA INCREASING THE EASTERLY TRADES
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. THE EASTERLY TRADES WILL ALSO
INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BRIEFLY WED NIGHT INTO

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 74W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT E CENTRAL WATERS
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF
24N67W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS E CENTRAL WATERS.
.TUE...N OF 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

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