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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT WED MAR 21 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 CENTER 1029 MB HAS E-W RIDGE JUST N OF
AREA THROUGH THU DRIFT S OF 30N FRI THROUGH SUN. FRESH TRADE
WINDS PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SAT. COLD FRONT
MOVE SE INTO BASIN SAT NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N E OF 76W
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W SW
WINDS 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 20N96W WILL MOVE SLOWLY
E THEN STALL FROM 30N89W TO 19N94W BY LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOME
DIFFUSE THU. WINDS ACROSS THE GULF TO INCLUDE NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU. ATLC HIGH
PRES EXTENDS W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI AND SAT. A WEAK FRONT
PUSHES S INTO NE GULF SUN SPLITTING ATLC HIGH PRES AND BECOMES
DIFFUSE ON MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
TRADE WINDS ACROSS BASIN THROUGH THU. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH WEEKEND AS HIGH SHIFTS S AND WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E 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 THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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