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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI MAR 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 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 WEAK FRONT/SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM E
CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
CONTINUE INTO TUE AND WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 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 MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 66W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT AND 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 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 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SUN AND WEAKEN
FROM 29N65W TO SE CUBA BY LATE MON. STRONGER REINFORCING COLD
FRONT ENTERS NW PORTION MON EVENING...SWEEPS SE AND MERGES WITH
FIRST COLD FRONT ALONG 26N65W TO SE CUBA LATE TUE. STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN WED WITH BROAD AREA OF FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING S
TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 73W SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT SAT. 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
SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. 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
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 73W SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT 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 8 FT OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. 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 FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...NW OF MERGED FRONTS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF MERGED
FRONTS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTRED SHOWERS ALONG MERGED FRONTS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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