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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT THU MAR 31 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS
EVENING...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE FRI...THEN
STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 27N65W TO SE CUBA SAT NIGHT. A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS SAT
NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OUT OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS ALONG 29N SUN AND
MON. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM HISPANIOLA THROUGH THE
BAHAMAS TUE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEEPENING LOW W OF THE
AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM
22N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W.
.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 BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E
OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
SECOND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N. 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 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S SUN NIGHT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E
OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA S OF 25N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 22N.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT IN 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. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD W TO E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF FRI AND SAT. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NE GULF LATE
SAT...BEFORE SHIFTING N AGAIN SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND MON...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AND TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW LATE N OF 28N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SE WINDS
WILL RELAX SOME OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN
SUN NIGHT AND MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.


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