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FZNT26 KNHC 240854
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EXTREME NW
CARIBBEAN WATERS SUN NIGHT...PASSING THROUGH THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE MON...AND THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE EARLY TUE. THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF
THE TUE AND DISSIPATING WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
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
.TODAY...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E
SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 21N W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 29N68W RIDGES W TO NE FLORIDA.
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO S
FLORIDA LATE SUN...FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA LATE MON...AND
MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER
THE NW WATERS ON WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF
70W. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 68W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF
27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S
OF 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL. 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 WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N.

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