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FZNT26 KNHC 280844
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAR 28 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 PASS E TROUGH THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS NE OF LEEWARD ISLANDS TODAY. EASTERLY TRADES WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N SWELL LATE
SAT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO NE CUBA WILL MOVE E OF
AREA TONIGHT. A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG
27N THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
NORTHERN WATERS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 27N LATE
FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT AS RIDGE REBUILDS ALONG 27N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT E OF 74W. FROM 24N TO 29N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF 70W THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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