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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...RIDGE ALONG 27N DRIFT E AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT AND E OF AREA SUN NIGHT. STRONGER
COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH NE PORTION MON AND TUE WITH LARGE NW
SWELL BEHIND IT BUILDING ACROSS NE HALF OF BASIN TUE THROUGH
THU. HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS CENTRAL PORTION LATE TUE THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 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
BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL E OF 72W. S OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 30 KT N OF 28N E OF 72W LATE MON AND MON NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 70W
MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N FROM 70W
TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 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 SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 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 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 AND THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...TO 7 FT IN N SWELL FROM 70W TO 75W AND
4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. 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. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW AT 10 KT
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 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 SE WINDS 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS DOMINATE CARIBBEAN
SEA THROUGH THU. FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION
OF TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20
KT S OF 18N W OF 83W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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