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FZNT26 KNHC 011448
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED
STALLING AND WEAKENING THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW
WINDS 10 KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 18N E OF
FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN
PRIMARILY SE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N LATE.
.THU...N OF 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 26N78W TO
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT.
A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE
MON INTO TUE. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT IMPACTING
THE ZONE MAINLY E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN
OVER THE ZONE LATE TUE AND WED WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT POISED
TO IMPACT N OF 29N BY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 70W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE...EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 23N E OF 72
LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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