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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN APR 01 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 THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 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...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 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT N OF 20N 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 4 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. 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 IN NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W
WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO 26N72W THIS EVENING AND BE E OF AREA
LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH
WATERS MON AND TUE WITH LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND IT IMPACTING THE
ZONE MAINLY E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PORTION LATE TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE AREA BY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF
70W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE HALF LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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