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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 N OF AREA THROUGH THU THEN DRIFT S
OF 30N FRI AND SAT. FRESH TRADE WINDS PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT
THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 24N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 67W.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE
NW GULF WILL PUSH SE AND REACH A POSITION FROM 29N92W TO 19N95W
WED MORNING...AND THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 29N90W TO
19N92W BY EARLY THU. LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL FRI AND SAT AS A RIDGE
BUILDS ALONG 26N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED
NIGHT.
.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...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE
WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN...WITH WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE OFF THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 18N 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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