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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 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 WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 26N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE FROM
FROM 31N55W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL BECOME
ORIENTED ALONG 28N TONIGHT...AND SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N BY MON
NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION
WED...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO NEAR DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA
BY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF
76W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND
HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W
OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER
FAR NE PORTION BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...AND W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF
74W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW
PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
N GULF COAST MON NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE
TEXAS MEXICO BORDER TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE AS IT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS AND OVER
FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BECOME
ESTABLISHED OVER THE NE GULF WED NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW
ONCE AGAIN DEVELOPING THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF
26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH STRONGER WINDS
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN AND NEAR THE WINDWARD AND
MONA PASSAGES. N SWELLS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NORTHERN
TROPICAL ATLC THROUGH TUE...THEN BUILD ONCE AGAIN ON THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT ...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 77W 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N.
.MON THROUGH 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 NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 81W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.


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