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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU MAR 03 2011

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 20N74W
BECOME STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 25N65W TO 22N75W FRI AND
SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA W OF FRONT RESULTING IN
FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE AND BUILD SEAS TO 13 FT BY LATE SAT.
HIGH PRES FORCED E BY SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF COAST SUN
NIGHT AND REACHING FROM 29N75W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL
TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20
KT W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT WITHIN 180
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO 1013 MB
LOW PRES NEAR 26N91W. THE LOW PRES AND FRONT FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SW
ACROSS EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF PORTIONS AND STRENGTHENS
THROUGH EARLY SAT. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER SAT AND
SUN AS IT SLIDES E OF THE GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST
TO ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM NEAR SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE SAT...FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING
THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE AREA LATE SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS
DECREASING MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE...THEN BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN SHIFTING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 19N79W TO
22N85W. HEALTHY HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT BUILD OVER SW N ATLC
INCREASE NE WINDS THROUGH LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN
AND MON AS HIGH PRES MOVES E OF REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
OCCASIONALLY 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF
19N 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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