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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 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...WEAK ATLC RIDGE ALONG 30N-31N WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES TODAY WHICH WILL RELAX SOME TONIGHT
ACROSS ATLC WATERS...AND THEN INCREASE IN NARROW ZONE 23N TO
28N MON THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NE PORTIONS SUN. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
WITH E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF LOW LEVEL TROUGHS WERE LOCATED ALONG
72W/73W AND ALONG 64W/65W BETWEEN 23N AND 28N THIS MORNING...
MOVING SLOWLY W...AND WILL CONTINUE W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN.
OTHERWISE...ATLC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG 31N/32N WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY N AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING BEFORE A WEAK COLD
FRONT SINKS S INTO NE PORTIONS SUN...SINKING TO ALONG 27N BY
MON EVENING. HIGH PRES N OF FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS REGION AND
STRENGTHEN WINDS N OF FRONT MON THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E AND NE SWELL.
FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 72W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT N OF 29N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 24N AND 28N
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
27N E OF 72W.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM
22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT NI NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E
OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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