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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...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 SAT EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N70W TO NE CUBA BY LATE SUN...AND STALL FROM 29N65W TO
E-CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE MON. STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT
ENTERS NW PORTION MON EVENING...SWEEPS SE AND MERGES WITH
FIRST COLD FRONT ALONG 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 77W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT 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 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 22N. 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 27N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 25N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT 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 28N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW
SWELL. S OF 27N NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NW OF
COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF
COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 21N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF MERGED FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND
5 TO 7 FT S OF BAHAMAS. SE OF MERGED FRONTS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
MERGED FRONTS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SW ATLC ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD FRI ALLOWING FOR A COLD
FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS/SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY SAT EVENING...FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA EARLY SUN...THEN SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON.
STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
REACHING GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF SAT EVENING
AND SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT...THEN SLIDE EASTWARD MON AND TUE WITH A
STRENGTHENING PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE MIDDLE AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA AND CHANNEL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF
26N...AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT.
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.
.TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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 THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM EASTERN
CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW PORTION BEHIND THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 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 INCREASING TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N
TO NE 20 TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
FAR NW PART.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...
HIGHEST WINDS YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING
9 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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