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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 FROM 31N78W TO WEST PALM BEACH WILL
REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO WESTERN CUBA 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS 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
SWELL...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 IN NE
SWELL 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 NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE MUCH OF THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN PORTIONS
WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI MORNING AS HIGH PRES SLIDES S TO OVER
THE N CENTRAL WATERS. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EASTWARD TO ACROSS
N FLORIDA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI
NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING
TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL
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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 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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