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FZNT25 KNHC 061516
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN MAR 06 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...A RIDGE DOMINATES MOST OF THE REGION WITH FRESH TO
STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NE PORTION. THE RIDGE
WILL RETREAT EWD AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE COAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON MORNING...FROM 31N67W TO THE NW BAHAMAS
TUE MORNING AND FROM 29N65W TO 24N70W WED MORNING AND
DISSIPATE LATE WED THROUGH THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE COAST LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 8
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W WILL STRETCH FROM TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON THEN BRIEFLY
STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE FAR SE
PORTION OF THE GULF TONIGHT INTO MON...AND DISSIPATE SE OF AREA
TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF WED EXTENDING FROM
N FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD AND ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S
OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 27N.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD AND ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT .
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF
84W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 17N E OF 80W.

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