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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAR 24 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...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND
EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO N FLORIDA THU EVENING THEN WILL WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE AS IT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
SAT EVENING. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM 31N65W TO S
FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN WILL SHIFT TO ALONG 26N SUN AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W BEHIND FRONT. FROM 23N TO 27N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W
OF 72W AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
8 FT THROUGHOUT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT FROM 24N TO 27N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT BRUSHES
THE NORTHERN WATERS. LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS COMBINED
WITH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE ACROSS THE E GULF WILL LEAD TO
INCREASING SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE W GULF SAT AND
SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS MON MOVING
OFF TEXAS LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI
NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
NORTH OF 25N MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SAT
THROUGH MON.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT S
OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE SW N ATLC ZONE.
RIDGING REBUILDS OVER THE AREA N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES SAT
THROUGH MON. TRADES INCREASE MON AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA DEEPENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W DURING THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF
CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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