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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT THU MAR 22 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 1025 MB N OF AREA WILL DRIFT S AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SUN. FRESH E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL S OF 22N THROUGH
FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF N FLORIDA
COAST SAT NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO SOUTH FLORIDA LATE
SUN...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 27N65W THROUGH THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE MON. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTH MON REACHING FROM 29N65W TO 27N75W BY LATE TUE.

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.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. FROM 22N TO 28N 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 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 27N W OF 70W.
.SUN...N OF 29N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 68W SW
WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 68W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 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 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 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 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N89W TO 25N93W WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE OVERNIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND W INTO
GULF E OF 90W FRI AND SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO
NE GULF AND FLORIDA SUN THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MON...LEAVING WEAK
HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING W
TO NW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WELL N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH E
TO SE TRADE WINDS ACROSS BASIN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. WINDS
DIMINISH THROUGH WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRES
SHIFTS S AND WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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