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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A FRONTAL TROUGH
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 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...SHIFTING SW N OF
21N LATE. 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...EXCEPT NW WINDS
BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. 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.
.WED...N OF 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD N OF 31N SUN AND MON. A TROUGH WILL PRECEDE THE
FRONT...LEAVING MODERATE NW FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SUN INTO
MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF 31N BY MON NIGHT
EXTENDING FROM 26N55W TO 19N65W BY TUE EVENING. HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N E OF 72W EARLY...THEN
SHIFTING W TO NW SUN NIGHT. 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 W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT N OF 28N E OF 72W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 70W LATE. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT N OF 22N E OF 70W IN N SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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