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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU...THEN
DIMINISHING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. S OF 20N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH THU
THEN DRIFT S OF 30N FRI THROUGH SUN. FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE E FROM N FLORIDA TO BERMUDA SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 24N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 67W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW W
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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