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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON MAR 26 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. THE REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE...FOLLOWED BY A STALLING REINFORCING FRONT
ON WED THAT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON THU. LIGHT TRADE WINDS
OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INCREASE BY MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N 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...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 15 TO 20 KT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH 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.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TUE NIGHT. 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 19N
W OF 60W LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL
SAT. 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 FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL
AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO HAITI THROUGH EARLY TUE. A SECOND
FRONT WILL PUSH S OF 31N OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY
OVERTAKE THE FIRST FRONT AND EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL
CUBA BY LATE TUE BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING SE OF THE AREA
WED INTO THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS N OF 29N
FRI...REACHING ALONG 26N TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
24N. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 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 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6
FT S OF 22N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 22N TO
29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.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 BAHAMAS. 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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