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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS E THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WATERS TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE ON MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE AND WED.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W BY WED
NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING ALONG 20N THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N 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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 12N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT NW PART WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N
OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N.
.FRI...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE NW WATERS EXTENDS FROM 31N76W
TO 28N80W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO W CUBA EARLY
MON... FROM 29N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE E OF
AREA LATE TUE AS A SECOND COLD FRONT RACES S AND EXTENDS E TO
W ALONG 25N BY LATE TUE. THE SECOND FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG
21N THU AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM 28N65W TO NE FLORIDA. W TO SW
WINDS WILL INCREASE FRI AHEAD OF A THIRD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH
S OF 31N FRI AND EXTEND E-W ALONG 29N BY LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF
27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N E
OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT S OF 23N.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMIAN CHAIN. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 75W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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