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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA THROUGH WED EVENING IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT
THAT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING ...FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA BY WED MORNING...THEN
BECOME A TROUGH AND WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA THU.
THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE SE OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT.
HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THU THROUGH
SAT AS IT MOVES EASTWARD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT
NW OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT NW OF FRONT 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 75W NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 77W 8 TO 11
FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM 24N65W TO 20N74W
AND SW OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT... EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW
TO 26N92W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR
FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY
THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATER
TONIGHT INTO WED. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA THU
THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE ON SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E OF SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A NEW AREA OF STRONG HIGH WILL THEN
BUILD SE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THU THROUGH SAT INCREASING
TRADES SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.WED THROUGH THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
S OF 18N W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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