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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 IS IN PLACE ALONG 27N. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT MOVING E OF THE
AREA SUN NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE
PORTION MON AND TUE WITH LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND IT IMPACTING THE
NE HALF OF THE WATERS TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PORTION LATE TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT SE PORTION...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S
TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL E OF 72W. S OF 27N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .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 TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N
OF 28N E OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE HALF LATE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. 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 70W...7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL
BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE GULF
THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 25N WILL
DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E 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 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 WED. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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.
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 S OF 18N W OF 83W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE
OF CUBA.

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