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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT MAR 3 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 WED. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...
THEN TRANSITION TO A SHEAR LINE FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS
MON AND TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND
EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SUN AND FROM 29N65W
TO CENTRAL CUBA MON. REINFORCING COLD AIR AND STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING S TUE WILL INTENSIFY NE WINDS NW OF A SHEAR LINE FROM
27N65W TO E CUBA TUE AND FROM 24N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5
TO 7 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW 25 TO 30 KT 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 ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING 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 E OF BAHAMAS...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 SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF SHEAR LINE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTRED SHOWERS
NEAR SHEAR LINE.
.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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