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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA THROUGH
FRI...THEN SAG SOUTH OF 30N SAT. FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT N OF 26N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 73W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
NIGHT...WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH ALONG 92W THU...THEN DISSIPATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...
HIGHEST NW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH ENE WINDS WILL PERSIST S OF HISPANIOLA
BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
THROUGH WED. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH LATE THU. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND S OF 18N E OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 83W AND N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF JAMAICA WED NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA.
.THU...S OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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