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FZNT26 KNHC 250331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE S
THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WESTERN CUBA MON AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN EARLY TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
WED...THEN DISSIPATE THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 12N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.TUE...S OF 13N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 13N E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW. 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.
.THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED NEAR 28N66W WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING TO SOUTH FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA LATE SUN...THEN STALL
AND WEAKEN FROM FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE MON. A
REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH S OF 31N TUE...MERGE WITH THE FIRST
FRONT AND EXTEND ALONG 23N BY LATE WED...BEFORE DISSIPATING
ALONG 22N BY LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. 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 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N E
OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
N OF 27N W OF 70W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N E OF 70W.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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