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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 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...WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSES INTO CARIBBEAN SUN AND
DISSIPATES OVER TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF LEEWARDS BY TUE.
OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WEAKEN SUN THROUGH TUE BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN STARTING WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE 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 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE N
OF 21N W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N
LATE.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N68W WILL SHIFT E
OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE
N FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON. A SECOND
REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH S OF 31N TUE...OVERTAKE THE FIRST
FRONT AND EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE
NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT SWEEPS SE OF THE
AREA WED FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES ALONG 28N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 BECOMING
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 27N ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF MERGED FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 29N AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N W OF 75W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
N OF 25N E OF 70W.


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