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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 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...A COLD FRONT IN THE NW WATERS EXTENDS FROM 31N74W
TO 26N80W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO WESTERN CUBA BY
EARLY MON...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT
WILL RAPIDLY PUSH S OF 31N LATE MON...EXTENDING FROM 25N65W
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE...ALONG 22N BY LATE WED
BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE ALONG 20N BY LATE THU. W TO SW WINDS
WILL INCREASE FRI AHEAD OF A THIRD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH S OF
31N FRI AND EXTEND E-W ALONG 29N BY LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...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
15 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W N TO NE 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT S OF 23N.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 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 EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N86W
WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT
AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE COASTAL PLAINS THU
NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS PREVAIL FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S
OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
PASS SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN
WATERS TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MON. A SECOND WEAK FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS WED BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING ALONG 20N THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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