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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN APR 01 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...FRONTAL TROUGH EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO 23N80W MOVE E
OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
WATERS LATE MON INTO TUE. LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT IMPACT
BASIN E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES SETTLE OVER ZONE LATE TUE
AND WED. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE TO ALONG 29N THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL MON NIGHT. N OF 28N W OF 75W W WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N
OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL FROM 73W TO 77W AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF 77W. S OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL TUE
NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN N SWELL TUE NIGHT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 7 FT
FROM 70W TO 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND TO 7 FT W OF
70W...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 25N TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1015 MB CENTERED OVER CENTRAL GULF
MAINTAINS LIGHT TO MODERATE SE BREEZE ACROSS WESTERN GULF ZONES
AND LIGHT NLY BREEZE OVER EASTERN ZONES.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO
27N SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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 FRI. FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION
OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED STALLING AND WEAKENING

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S
OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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