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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN MAR 06 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...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO W CUBA MON AFTERNOON...FROM 31N68W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE WED THROUGH
THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE COAST
LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...TO 20 KT N OF 29N. N OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF WED EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING...AND SE OF AREA BY

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S
OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 27N.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT .
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS PERSISTING NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 84W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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