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FZNT26 KNHC 241504
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...ACROSS MUCH OF CUBA MON...PASSING
THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING...THROUGH THE MONA
PASSAGE TUE NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF
19N WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 73W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.MON...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 29N67W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING N
OF THE BAHAMAS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT ALLOWING A COLD
FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N74W
TO S FLORIDA LATE SUN...FROM BERMUDA TO FAR E CUBA 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N 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. S OF 23N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
N OF 28N W OF 76W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN SW
SWELL N OF 28N W OF 73W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING SW LATE W OF 77W. 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 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 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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