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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 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 31N73W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SUN AND WEAKEN
FROM 29N65W TO SE CUBA BY LATE MON. STRONGER REINFORCING COLD
FRONT ENTERS NW PORTION MON EVENING...SWEEPS SE AND MERGES WITH
FIRST COLD FRONT ALONG 26N65W TO SE CUBA LATE TUE. STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN WED WITH BROAD AREA OF FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING W
TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 73W SAT. 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
SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. 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
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 73W SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT 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 8 FT OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. 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 FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...NW OF MERGED FRONTS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF MERGED
FRONTS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTRED SHOWERS ALONG MERGED FRONTS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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 25N W OF THE FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
SAT EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...
THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG E-NE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF 90W TUE AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. 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...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 TUE. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...
THEN TRANSITION INTO A WEAK FRONT/SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM E
CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
CONTINUE INTO TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 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 N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N.
.WED...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N
OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO
7 FT E OF 80W.

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