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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 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...EASTERLY TRADES WILL PREVAIL IN THE REGION THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 72W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW AND E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO THE CAROLINAS
WILL SHIFT S THIS AFTERNOON TO 29N...THEN MOVE NORTH BY SAT AS
WINDS INCREASE FROM THE S AND SW. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD N OF 31N SUN AND MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH THROUGH INTO THE WATERS N OF 26N E OF 75W MON AND
TUE...STALLING AND WEAKENING FROM 26N65W TO 29N74W BY LATE
TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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