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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 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...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE REGION WHICH HAS
MAINTAINED FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E
ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N70W TO TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING...AND FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W SUN
MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATE SUN. NEW HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF
27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 29N.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN
120 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 28N W OF 74W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO 27N95W TO 21N97W WILL MOVE BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT
SAT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE INTO THE
AREA FROM THE NE TO THE SW GULF THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SAT NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF
26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.

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 WEAKEN AND
SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
REGION...EXCEPT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF
82W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.

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