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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT MAR 3 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 TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND
EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SUN AND FROM 29N65W
TO CENTRAL CUBA MON. REINFORCING COLD AIR AND STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING S TUE WILL INTENSIFY NE WINDS NW OF A SHEAR LINE FROM
27N65W TO E CUBA TUE AND FROM 24N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5
TO 7 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW 25 TO 30 KT 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 ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING 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 E OF BAHAMAS...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 SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF SHEAR LINE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTRED SHOWERS
NEAR SHEAR LINE.
.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
EXTENDS FROM LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TX WILL INCREASE WINDS TO
GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND SUN. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
EVENING AND 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .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 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 WED. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...
THEN TRANSITION TO A SHEAR LINE FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS
MON AND TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
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 8 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT TO 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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