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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE E
TONIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE FRI...THEN STALL
FROM 27N65W TO SE CUBA SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS SAT NIGHT...MERGE WITH THE INITIAL
FRONT SUN...WITH THE MERGED BOUNDARY MOVING SE OF AREA SUN
NIGHT. A NW TO SE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE WATERS E OF
THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
N 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF INITIAL FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF INITIAL FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR INITIAL FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING FROM W. SEAS 7 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PART.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE
FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE YUCATAN PASSAGE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NE GULF TONIGHT AND FRI. A
HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E FROM THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT
TO OVER N FLORIDA SUN WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO N TEXAS
THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.FRI...N OF 28N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NW
SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NW
SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE YUCATAN PASSAGE
TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. FRESH
EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT THE SE
TRADES WILL RELAX SOME OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE
AGAIN SUN NIGHT AND MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

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