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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ALONG 31N
WED AND SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N THU THEN WEAKEN AS ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS...CONTINUES SE STALLING
ALONG 27N LATE FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING SAT AS A RIDGE
REDEVELOPS ALONG 29N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...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 PRIMARILY 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT PRIMARILY 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 21N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 29N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY 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 W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. 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
ENTIRE GULF TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS
FLORIDA AND OVER THE EXTREME E GULF WED...WITH EAST WINDS
INCREASING TONIGHT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 EXCEPT 15 KT SW WATERS. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EXTREME NW
WATERS TODAY. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON
FOLLOWED BY A REINFORCING FRONT ON WED THAT WILL SLOW AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ALONG 20N ON THU. OTHERWISE THE EASTERLY
TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N
OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 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...EXCEPT 4 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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