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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS
THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO 27N70W TO 30N80W THIS
EVENING...MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE. LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT
THE NE HALF OF THE ZONE BEHIND THE FRONT TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES
WILL SETTLE OVER THE SW N ATLC TUE NIGHT AND WED. A MUCH WEAKER
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE WED BECOMING DIFFUSE
N OF 27N THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 74W LATE...AND SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT E OF 72W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS W
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF
71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT
TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 23N E
OF 72 TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF
27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF
27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF
29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF
70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N EARLY. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH FRI...WITH MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SE WINDS
ACROSS THE W GULF AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE E

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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 AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 WILL DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH FRI. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED
STALLING AND WEAKENING THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO
3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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