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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 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 CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL
CONTINUE TO SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT FROM 31N68W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ADVANCES EASTWARD. THE
COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 28N65W TO
WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU
MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
RESULTING IN FRESH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WED THROUGH SAT.
THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE
OF FRONT TO 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO
NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W 9 TO 13
FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AND
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N
E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS NW TO
26N88W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU
...WHILE THE COLD FRONT PORTION SHIFTS SE OF THE AREA AND
DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND
MIDDLE PORTIONS AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE IT
BEGINS TO WEAKEN LATER SAT AND SUN. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO
A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION SAT
AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
IN NE TO E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SE
SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...DIMINISHING TO
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N AND TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF
S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING LATE TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N
AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN
FRONT AND 26N 3 TO 5 FT AND BEHIND FRONT 6 TO 8 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
TODAY 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. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
GULF OF MEXICO WILL POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN
LATE SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 83W 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N.


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