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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN MAR 04 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N79W TO JUPITER
FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING
THEN FROM 30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON EVENING...MOVING
E OF THE AREA LATE TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF 27N
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND ALSO BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH
AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE OVER THE SE
UNITED STATES THIS WEEK MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT AND N OF 27N W OF FRONT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT
30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT UNTIL LATE. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 30N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO
75W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS S OF 27N...AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 74W
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11
FT N OF 29N LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE NW. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES
MON THROUGH THU RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE GULF BY MID WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N
OF 27N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7
TO 11 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL LATE...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 26N THROUGHOUT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND
5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION THROUGH THU.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE
THIS AFTERNOON STALLING FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON
THEN DISSIPATING BY WED. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT BEHIND FRONT...
HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5
TO 7 FT N OF 18N. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 17N E OF 82W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.

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