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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 23 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 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 30N
TONIGHT...ALONG 28N SAT...THEN RETRACT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE NW PORTION ON SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N71W TO NW CUBA SUN NIGHT...FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA LATE
MON...AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
N AND E SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT NEAR FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT AND SW 20 TO
25 KT LATE SUN AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY AND
MERGE WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N88W TO 19N93W.
THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TO SE
TEXAS ON SAT...AND REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL GULF
SAT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET
UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. 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...A WEEK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN
PASSING THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON MON AND DISSIPATING
OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARDS ON TUE.
OTHERWISE THE EASTERLY TRADES WILL WEAKEN SOME ON SUN AND
MON...THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN TUE NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
A FEW SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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