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FZNT26 KNHC 271433
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY A
REINFORCING FRONT ON WED THAT WILL SLOW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
ALONG 20N THU. EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W 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.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N 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 19N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 60W LATE WED
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. S OF 19N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SAT. S
OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 23N69W WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING. A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 31N WED WILL
SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI AS ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL
ALONG 27N LATE FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SAT AS A RIDGE
REDEVELOPS ALONG 29N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF
27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N
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 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 29N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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