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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON MAR 28 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 WILL ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT
AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA TUE
MORNING...STALLING FROM 28N65W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA TUE NIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS WARM FRONT WED. ANOTHER AND STRONGER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI AFTERNOON
REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS FRI EVENING THEN FROM
28N65W TO NORTHERN HAITI SAT EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. FROM 24N
TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WEST OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT LATE. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W
LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT. S OF
25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1011 MB AREA OF LOW
PRES OVER NW FLORIDA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MOVE BACK N
OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT BY LATE
THU. A THIRD AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NW FLORIDA
TO THE NW YUCATAN COAST FRI MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA LATE
FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FOR THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONTS.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF
26N AND NE TO E WINDS S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
N PART.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E
TONIGHT THROUGH THU. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TUE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF
18N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
LATE. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT IN LEE OF
CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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