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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 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 PRESSURE IS CENTERED NEAR 29N66W WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND
SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA LATE
SUN...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA
LATE MON. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH S OF 31N TUE...MERGE
WITH THE FIRST FRONT AND EXTEND ALONG 23N BY LATE WED...BEFORE
DISSIPATING ALONG 22N BY LATE THU.

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


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF
FLORIDA TO 27N90W 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 TUE THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N 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
TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 26N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT E OF 88W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND WESTERN CUBA MON AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARDS WED...THEN DISSIPATE THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 80W 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 19N E OF 85W.
.WED...N OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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