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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT MAR 03 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL
CUBA SUN EVENING AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON EVENING.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY N OF 28N JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT
SUN. REINFORCING COLD AIR AND STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING
SOUTHWARD TUE WILL INTENSIFY NE WINDS NW OF A SHEAR LINE FROM
27N65W TO E CUBA TUE AND FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WED. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE REGION THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 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 AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 73W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E 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 25N
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 AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .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 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL
INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT THROUGH
SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON.
FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF 90W TUE
AND WED. LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS/OKLAHOMA WED AND THU
WILL STRENGTHEN SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4
FT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 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 AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 20-25
KT TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THU...WITH 30
KT WINDS LIKELY FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W ALONG THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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
.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. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 17N E OF 82W AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.

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