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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAR 17 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 COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW PORTION WILL QUICKLY
MOVE E REACHING FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO 28N74W THIS
EVENING... PUSHING E OF THE AREA BY EARLY FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. RIDGING BECOMES ESTABLISHED ALONG 29N
FRI THROUGH EARLY SUN THEN WEAKENS SUN AFTERNOON AS A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT DROPS DOWN FROM THE N. THE FRONT WILL STALL
OUT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NE PORTION MON AS HIGH PRES RETURNS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W TONIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 24N W OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
NW PORTION. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL N OF 29N BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E
OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE NE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN
FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT DURING THE EVENINGS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH
STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH THE ATLC
PASSAGES. THE AREA OF STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE
AS LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA DEEPENS SUN AND MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 28N E OF 82W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SAT THROUGH MON.

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