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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 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 FROM 31N65W TO 29N81W TODAY MOVE E OF
AREA TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASE WED AND WED NIGHT
AHEAD OF STRONGER COLD FRONT WHICH REACH FROM 31N78W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL THU NIGHT THEN FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT
MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO TURKS AND CAICOS LATE SAT. STRONG NW
WINDS AND LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT AFFECT ZONE N OF 27N

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD
AND ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING 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 AT 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
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 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 30 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 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 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 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 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT. S OF 25N S TO
SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM 1015 MB LOW PRES
OVER N FLORIDA TO 28N90W DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVE
OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE
TEXAS LATE WED MORNING WHERE IT STALLS LATE THU. SECOND
STRONGER COLD FRONT REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN COAST
FRI MORNING MOVING E OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S AT 20 KT S OF
24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N PART WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED 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 OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
PART.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. 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 SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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