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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM EASTERN
CUBA TO NEAR BELIZE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS
THE NW PORTION BEHIND THE FRONT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N
W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER
AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 66W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 67W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 13N W OF 73W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF
13N W OF 73W 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 18N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N.
.SAT...FROM 11N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE N PART OF THE
AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD
THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE
SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W
TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N W OF 77W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF
74W...AND S OF 26N W OF 74W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W BECOMING S 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT S OF 22N
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N W
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS.


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