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FZNT25 KNHC 040904
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI MAR 04 2011

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 20N73W WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA W OF
FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE AND BUILD SEAS TO
13 FT BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES FORCED E BY SECOND COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF COAST SUN NIGHT AND REACHING FROM 29N75W TO

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL
TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20
KT W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S
TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 74W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W
OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT WITHIN 180
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS MID AND EASTERN
GULF AND STRENGTHENS THROUGH SAT. HIGH WEAKEN LATE SAT AND SUN
AS IT MOVES E. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT LATE AND REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT FROM FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN WEAKEN AS IT
EXITS AREA SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING MON. GALE FORCE
WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER SW GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THEN
SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N
OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT
THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 19N80W
TO 22N86W. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT OVER ATLC WILL
INCREASE NE WINDS THROUGH LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN
AND MON AS HIGH PRES MOVES E OF REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT N OF 19N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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