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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT MAR 05 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...TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO 20N73W WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS AREA RESULTING IN
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. HIGH PRES MOVES E AS
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE COAST LATE SUN AND EXTENDS FROM 31N72W
TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON AND FROM 31N68W TO S FLORIDA
LATE TUE AND FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH AND E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S W
OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 79W.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM E
OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 22N
TO 27N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THIS EVENING
AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MON. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SE OF
AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT.
EXPECT ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT TONIGHT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA MAINTAINING MODERATE
TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE. DEVELOPING
LOW PRES 1010 MB OVER COLOMBIA WILL INCREASE NE WINDS ALONG
COAST THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH MON THROUGH WED AS
HIGH PRES MOVES E OF REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2
FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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