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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 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...1022 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N68W WILL SHIFT E
OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE
N FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON. A SECOND
REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH S OF 31N TUE...OVERTAKE THE FIRST
FRONT AND EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE
NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT SWEEPS SE OF THE
AREA WED FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES ALONG 28N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 BECOMING
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 27N ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF MERGED FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 29N AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N W OF 75W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
N OF 25N E OF 70W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S
TEXAS WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH
SAT...THEN SE THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF AND FLORIDA ON SUN. THE
FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL
GULF BY EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER
THE WESTERN ATLC AND INTO THE NE GULF MON THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S 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 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN STARTING WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 19N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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