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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST THU MAR 10 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 JUST ENTERING THE FAR NW WATERS WILL
REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE TONIGHT...FROM
31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI MORNING...THEN FROM 31N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA SAT MORNING...AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES
WILL SLIDE E ACROSS N FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SAT
NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FR0NT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT OVER NE
PORTION 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NW...EXCEPT E OF 74W 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 79W
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT SE OF A LINE FROM
27N65W TO 22N78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N
W OF 74W 3 TO 5 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF 76W EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 79W 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE W CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF BY FRI
MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL
DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN
GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF
25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N IN THE EVENING.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE 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...A COLD FRONT JUST NW OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL
MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE BY FRI MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF REGION SAT THROUGH
TUE AND STRENGTHEN RESULTING IN RATHER FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. AN EASTERLY SURGE OF SLIGHTER STRONG NE
WINDS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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