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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012

...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 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N W OF 77W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF
74W...AND S OF 26N W OF 74W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W BECOMING S 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 S OF 22N
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N W
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N 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 GULF SAT
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA AND 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 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...EXCEPT N OF 28N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 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 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
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 N 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 SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM EASTERN
CUBA TO NEAR BELIZE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS
THE NW PORTION BEHIND THE FRONT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.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...EXCEPT W OF 85W INCLUDING
YUCATAN CHANNEL INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.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...EXCEPT
YUCATAN CHANNEL BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART.
.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 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.


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