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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAR 29 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 RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N THU
THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN WATERS
THEN STALLS ALONG 29N LATE FRI AND DISSIPATES SAT AS HIGH PRES
REBUILDS WESTWARD THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
25 KT E OF 72W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING W ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S
AND BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 27N THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS LATE MON NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONT WILL STALL OVER TROPICAL ATLC WATERS NE OF
LEEWARD ISLANDS TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. EASTERLY TRADES
WILL PERSIST ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N
OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TOADY THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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