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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 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 DOMINATES THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD N OF 31N SUN AND MON. A TROUGH WILL PRECEDE THE
FRONT...LEAVING MODERATE NW FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SUN INTO
MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF 31N BY MON NIGHT
EXTENDING FROM 26N55W TO 19N65W BY TUE EVENING. HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N E OF 72W EARLY...THEN
SHIFTING W TO NW SUN NIGHT. 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 W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT N OF 28N E OF 72W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 70W LATE. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT N OF 22N E OF 70W IN N SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 25N FROM THE WESTERN
ATLC TO NORTHERN MEXICO. A WEAK HIGH PRES AREA WILL FORM ALONG
THIS RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
HIGH PRES...MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OFF THE TEXAS COAST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THIS COAST ON

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 T. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A FRONTAL TROUGH
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE
OF CUBA.

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