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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...STRONG AND GUSTY S TO SW FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY
AND TONIGHT TO NEAR GALE FORCE AHEAD OF HEALTHY COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W EARLY FRI...STALLS AND BECOMES DIFFUSE
FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA EARLY
SAT...REACHING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN
BEFORE STALLING BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 24N65W TO 27N74W BY EARLY
MON...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF 28N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N W
OF 70W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S
OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL WEAKENED AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 22N95W BY THU MORNING...BEFORE
BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES
MOVES W TO E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF LATE FRI INTO SAT.
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN INTO MON AS
LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS DIMINISH IN THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS SHIFTS E.
FRESH TRADES PERSIST OVER E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH SUN. TRADES INCREASE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE SAT
AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 18N E OF
84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF
84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 3
TO 5 FT N OF 18N.


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