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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 33N WILL SHIFT SW AND WEAKEN
TONIGHT THROUGH MON WITH THE GRADIENT TIGHTENING ACROSS THE
AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH FROM 27N73W TO
22N69W WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. FRESH WINDS
ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE E OF TROUGH
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF TROUGH NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 78W.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 33N WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY
FLOW WHICH WILL INCREASE SUN AND MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
ENTERING THE NW WATERS TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN ...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES WHICH WILL
RELAX SOME NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE
SAT NIGHT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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