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FZNT26 KNHC 191358
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAR 19 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...WINDS ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH ENE WINDS WILL PERSIST S OF HISPANIOLA
BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH
WED. EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THU. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND S
OF 18N E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 13N W OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT AS AN E TO W RIDGE REBUILDS W ALONG 31N. THE RIDGE WILL
SHIFT N OF AREA TUE THROUGH EARLY FRI THEN SHIFT S TO ALONG 31N
FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 WITHIN 90 NM OF
30N78W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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