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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THROUGH
SAT. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT NIGHT
WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM
31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN NIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO A SHEAR
LINE FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF
74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF
27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF SHEAR LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N
E OF SHEAR LINE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF SHEAR LINE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS/SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT WILL INCREASE
WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 23N W OF 95W SAT EVENING THROUGH SUN.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
SAT EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...
THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.

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 TUE. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...
THEN TRANSITION INTO A SHEAR LINE FROM CUBA TO HONDURAS MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...NW OF SHEAR LINE NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N.

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