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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 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 W ATLC RIDGE ALONG 31N-32N WILL REORGANIZE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AND BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE SW N ATLC
THROUGH THU. BROAD LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN LOW LEVELS BETWEEN
BERMUDA AND NE CARIBBEAN WILL BLOCK HIGH PRES FROM BUILDING
INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE
TRADEWINDS THERE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS
15 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NE PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 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.
.THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF
68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO
9 FT N OF 18N LATE.
.THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC RIDGE ALONG 31N-32N W OF 65W WILL WEAKEN
FURTHER TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN MON NIGHT THROUGH THU AS NEW
HIGH ACROSS NW ATLC SHIFTS S TO NEAR BERMUDA BY THU. AS HIGH
PRES STRENGTHENS...NE WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF AN OLD FRONTAL
ZONE FROM SE BAHAMAS TO NEAR 24N65W MON AND TUE THEN SHIFT
SLIGHTLY S WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN E TO NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N E OF 72W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO NE SWELL.
FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N
TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN 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 6 TO 9 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.
.THU...N OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM
25N TO 28N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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