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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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 SHEAR LINE FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. RIDGE ORIENTED ALONG 28N
TONIGHT WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N BY MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION WED...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR
31N72W TO NEAR DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA BY LATE THU. THE FRONT
WILL DISSIPATE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 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 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 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...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 20 KT S
OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. SEAS 6 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF 74W...AND 3
TO 4 FT W OF 74W. FROM 23N 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. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER FLORIDA 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 LATE MON AND TUE...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO 28N90W EARLY WED AND DISSIPATE BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL
THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE NE GULF THU WITH RETURN FLOW
DEVELOPING THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 EARLY. 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 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT...
EXCEPT NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 AND FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...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 INCREASING 15
TO 20 KT S OF 24N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 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 AND

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 TO 8 FT
E OF JAMAICA. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT ...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. 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.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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