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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 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...HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 29N68W RIDGES W TO NE FLORIDA.
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO S
FLORIDA LATE SUN...FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA LATE MON...AND
MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER
THE NW WATERS ON WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE 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 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 68W 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 5 FT EXCEPT 2 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.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF
27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S
OF 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ALABAMA TO NE MEXICO
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE...THEN STRENGTHEN FROM THE E ON WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N THIS MORNING.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N ON SUN NIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EXTREME NW
CARIBBEAN WATERS SUN NIGHT...PASSING THROUGH THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE MON...AND THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE EARLY TUE. THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF
THE TUE AND DISSIPATING WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR 17N78W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE AND E
SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 19N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITH E
SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF JAMAICA.

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