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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...RIDGE ALONG 31N SHIFT S TO 30N TONIGHT...28N SAT...
THEN RETRACT E AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW PORTION ON SAT
NIGHT. FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO N CUBA LATE SUN...FROM
31N66W TO N HISPANIOLA LATE MON...AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 30 KT EARLY SUN AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT NEAR FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING SW AT 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO
28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 70W N TO NE 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF ZONE TODAY AND MERGE WITH
STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 29N90W TO 19N93W
TONIGHT. MERGED FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS
ON SAT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SE OF AREA SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW
AT 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW A 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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...WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSES INTO CARIBBEAN SUN AND
DISSIPATES OVER TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF LEEWARDS BY TUE.
OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WEAKEN SUN THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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