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FZNT25 KNHC 041533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA RESULTING IN FRESH TO
STRONG NE BREEZE AND BUILD SEAS TO 13 FT THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES
FORCED E BY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF COAST SUN NIGHT AND REACHING
FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 69W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM
E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SHEAR LINE LINGERS OVER MID GULF WATERS FROM
28N90W TO 22N85W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS MID
AND EASTERN GULF AND MOVE E AS COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT AND
REACH FROM BIG BEND FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT
NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER SW GULF SAT
NIGHT AND SUN. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF COLD FRONT
BRINGING FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SHEAR LINE.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THEN
SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S AT 10
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SW N ATLC MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE. DEVELOPING
LOW PRES 1010 MB OVER COLOMBIA WILL INCREASE NE WINDS ALONG
COAST THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH MON AND TUE AS HIGH
PRES MOVES E OF REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 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.
.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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