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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT MON MAR 26 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 FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL
AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO HAITI TONIGHT. A SECOND FRONT WILL
PUSH S OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...OVERTAKING THE FIRST FRONT AND
EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TUE BEFORE STALLING
AND DISSIPATING SE OF THE AREA WED INTO THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WATERS N OF 29N FRI...REACHING ALONG 26N TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
24N. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 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 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6
FT S OF 22N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 22N TO
29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS FLORIDA AND
OVER THE EXTREME E GULF WED...WITH EAST WINDS INCREASING TUE
NIGHT AND WED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS. LIGHT TO
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL RESUME THU THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE
TONIGHT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL
PUSH INTO THE THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
TUE...FOLLOWED BY A STALLING REINFORCING FRONT ON WED THAT WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON THU. LIGHT TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN INCREASE BY MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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