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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 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 RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E THROUGH
WED. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION WED
AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO GRAND BAHAMA THU MORNING
THEN MOVING E OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS
BACK IN FROM THE NW FRI BECOMING ESTABLISHED ALONG 29N SAT. AN
OLD COLD FRONT LYING W TO E ALONG 32N LATE SAT WILL SINK S
ACROSS N PORTIONS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW
PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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
10 TO 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E
PART. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO
BROWNSVILLE WILL WEAKEN FURTHER THROUGH MORNING AS W PORTIONS
DRIFT N AND E PORTION MOVES E TO APALACHEE BAY. RETURN FLOW
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS W HALF OF BASIN WED THROUGH SUN AS HIGH
PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT FRI THROUGH SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF
FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION WED.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT SUN. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N FRI
THROUGH SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N
FRI.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MIGRATING EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO AND SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH STRONGER
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH WINDWARD AND MONA
PASSAGES. HIGH PRES WILL SINK S INTO NE GULF AND SW N ATLC SAT
TO EXPAND FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN
THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N...BECOMING NE WINDS FRI. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WED THAN BECOMING NE WINDS FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 18N TONIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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