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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED MAR 09 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... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE COAST THU AFTERNOON
AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING...FROM
31N65W TO E CUBA SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM26N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY SUN MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY SUN. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU
AFTERNOON...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE COAST OF VERACRUZ
THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW
INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES
SHIFTS E.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
24N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
AND 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7
TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 25N.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH E TRADES ACROSS MOST OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN
DIMINISH AS THE HIGH MOVES E. A COLD FRONT MOVE WILL MOVE
THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO N BELIZE FRI MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH
PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF REGION SAT THROUGH SUN TO
FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY W OF 80W.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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