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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012

...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 HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE N PART OF THE
AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD
THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE
SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W
TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 76W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SW ATLC ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS WILL START TO SHIFT EASTWARD FRI ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS SAT
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA SUN
EVENING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE SW ZONE SAT
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT N OF 28N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO AND STALL OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SUN
EVENING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF
85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORNING.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN
EVENING. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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