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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST MON MAR 05 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 FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL
EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS TUE
MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA WED MORNING. A REINFORCING
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...MOVING E
OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES THIS WEEK
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH THU...DIMINISHING FRI AND SAT AS A FRONT APPROACHES

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF REINFORCING FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
72W. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO
NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTS.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED...AND EXCEPT 25 TO
30 KT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO
14 FT IN NE SWELL WED...AND EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS
THROUGHOUT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7
FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF WATERS TONIGHT.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NE OF THE AREA BEHIND IT RESULTING
IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH
THU. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A WEAK FRONT ATTEMPTS
TO ENTER THE NW GULF FROM TEXAS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF
26N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA... DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT FRI.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...BECOMING
DIFFUSE TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
REGION THROUGH FRI...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY SAT. A GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. W OF SHEAR LINE NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR SHEAR LINE.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W WED...AND
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W THROUGHOUT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9
FT S OF 17N E OF 82W.

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