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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAR 31 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...S TO SW FLOW NEAR GALE FORCE OFF N FLORIDA COAST
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THROUGH FRI. FRONT REACH FROM 31N74W TO
FLORIDA KEYS EARLY FRI THEN REACH FROM 30N65W TO SE BAHAMAS FRI
NIGHT AS REINFORCING COLD FRONT DIVES DOWN FROM THE NW. FRONTS
MERGE AND SHIFT E OF AREA EARLY SUN WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN
ACROSS AREA THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND
GUSTY SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT S OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N. S OF 25N S TO SW
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 23N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 25N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. N OF
25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...DEEPENING LOW PRES 1006 MB AT 29N86W HAS STATIONARY
FRONT EXTENDING SW 25N93W THEN S TO 19N95W. FRONT BEGIN MOVING
TODAY AND REACH FROM 28N83W TO 22N90W EARLY FRI THEN OUT OF
FYLF LATE FRI. SECOND COLD FRONT CLIP FAR NE GULF LATE FRI
MOVING E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER CENTRAL
GULF FRI THEN SHIFTS E OVER FLORIDA SAT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW ACROSS GULF THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHER WIND AND
SEAS IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. FROM
26N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10
KT SHIFTING E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. HIGHER
WIND AND SEAS IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W
TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT.
S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 26N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 GULF OF
HONDURAS LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS
E. FRESH TRADES PERSIST OVER E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH SAT. TRADES INCREASE ACROSS CARIBBEAN BASIN SUN AND MON
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S
OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF
18N E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 85W
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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