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FZNT25 KNHC 050308
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 22N71W SLOWLY
DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA
RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. HIGH PRES
MOVES E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE COAST SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS
FROM 31N73W TO NW BAHAMAS LATE MON...AND FROM 31N66W TO SE
FLORIDA LATE TUE. FRONT STALLS FROM 26N65W TO SE FLORIDA BY
LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 67W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL..SUBSIDING 9 TO
12 FT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM E
OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT 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 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 22N
TO 27N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SHEAR LINE LINGERS OVER MID GULF WATERS FROM
29N90W TO 23N83W DISSIPATES EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES ACROSS E GULF
MOVES E AS COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF SAT AND EXTENDS FROM
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT NIGHT. GALE
FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT S OF 26N LATE SAT AND SAT
NIGHT. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF COLD FRONT BRINGING
FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG SHEAR LINE.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 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.
.SUN NIGHT AND 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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO
25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 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.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...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 MAINTAINING
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
THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES MOVES E OF REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N SUN NIGHT. 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...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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