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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAR 16 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 30N WILL RETREAT NE OF THE AREA TODAY
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW PORTION TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO GRAND
BAHAMA THU MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NE PORTION
FRI MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW. A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT WILL DROP S OF 31N LATE SAT THROUGH SUN
USHERING IN INCREASING NE WINDS BEHIND IT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 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 TO NE 10 TO 15 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 THU NIGHT. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15
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 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY
FLORIDA TO 27N90W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES THE W COAST
OF FLORIDA TODAY. RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE MAJORITY
OF THE BASIN WED THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 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 4 FT S OF 28N
SAT AND SUN. 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 SAT AND SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION
TODAY. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N FRI
AND SAT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N SUN.

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 THE WINDWARD AND
MONA PASSAGES. HIGH PRES WILL SINK FARTHER S SAT WHICH WILL
EXPAND FRESH TO STRONG TRADES TO ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SAT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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