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FZNT25 KNHC 071533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON MAR 07 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING AND FROM 31N68W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE EVENING THEN DISSIPATE WED. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE COAST LATE THU. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 9
FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL MOVE E
AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF WED EXTENDING FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
NIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS PERSISTING 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 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 84W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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