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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 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 WEAK COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO THE CAROLINAS
WILL SHIFT S THIS AFTERNOON TO 29N...THEN MOVE NORTH BY SAT AS
WINDS INCREASE FROM THE S AND SW. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD N OF 31N SUN AND MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH THROUGH INTO THE WATERS N OF 26N E OF 75W MON AND
TUE...STALLING AND WEAKENING FROM 26N65W TO 29N74W BY LATE
TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN
GULF THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF LATE SUN INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST
TO ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY TUE MORNING. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL PREVAIL IN THE REGION THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 2
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20
KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS.


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