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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SAT MAR 12 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 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL BEGIN
TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 28N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE
TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR
SE PORTION SUN AND TO E OF AREA SUN NIGHT AND MON. HIGH PRES
WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT...AND E
ALONG 30N THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NE
PORTION TUE AND WED IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES
OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 76W BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT NE 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HAITI INCLUDING WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF
BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 72W N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT AND N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 72W 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 75W
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT AND NE 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND
HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 75W 3 TO 5
FT AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 75W BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE
TUE INTO WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF 76W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY
SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR SE TO S RETURN
FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH
SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR NW GULF EARLY MON...THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTION LATER ON MON AND
TUE...AND REACH THE FAR NE WATERS BY LATE TUE BEFORE WEAKENING
AS IT MOVES ACROSS FLORIDA EARLY WED. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN
WILL THEN SET UP ACROSS THE AREA DURING WED BRINGING LIGHT
WINDS AND LOW SEAS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 88W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 88W. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N
AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...HIGHEST W OF 88W.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E 5
TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO S. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO
27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NW 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO
28N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS
E 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 BUILDING FROM W TO E TO THE N OF THE AREA
WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW
PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH WED. N SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO INVADE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
ZONE THROUGH EARLY MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT... HIGHEST BETWEEN JAMAICA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 83W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 17N W OF 83W.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE
20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 77W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 5 TO 7 FT.


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