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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE APR 03 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 EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 26N70W
TO 31N80W WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE EXITING THE AREA TONIGHT. FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS AND LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE NE PORTION
OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND
THE FRONT THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE N WATERS
WED NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE
AREA THU ...BECOMING DIFFUSE ACROSS THE NE WATERS BY FRI
MORNING. A LOW PRES SYSTEM AND TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL BRING
ANOTHER INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 72
TONIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
75W. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...AND 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 74W AND N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W AND S OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W
OF 74W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTS.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO SW TO W LATE...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
THU AND FRI. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
THU. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
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 TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
BASIN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON STALLING
OUT IN THE NORTHERN PORTION THU AND FRI...DISSIPATING BY SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.FRI...N OF 19N E OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N
W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N.

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