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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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 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 TUE. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...
THEN TRANSITION INTO A SHEAR LINE FROM CUBA TO HONDURAS MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THROUGH
SAT. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT NIGHT
WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM
31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN NIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO A SHEAR
LINE FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF
74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF
27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF SHEAR LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N
E OF SHEAR LINE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF SHEAR LINE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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