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FZNT25 KNHC 100358
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED MAR 09 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... HIGH PRES EXTENDS S ALONG U.S. E COAST INTO
BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...SANDWICHED BETWEEN PERSISTENT DEEP LOW
PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IN
GULF OF MEXICO. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE COAST LATE THU
AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
MORNING...FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE
FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES
WILL SHIFT E ACROSS N FLORIDA AND INTO SW N ATLC LATE SAT

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE
TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY SUN. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT NW PORTIONS LATE.
N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST
THIS EVENING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU EVENING...
BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO SW PORTIONS S OF TUXPAN MEXICO
EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN
GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N PORTIONS
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
AND 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF
25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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 E TRADES ACROSS MOST OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN
DIMINISH AS THE HIGH MOVES E. A COLD FRONT MOVE WILL MOVE
THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO N BELIZE FRI MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH
PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF REGION SAT THROUGH MON TO
FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S OF
CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THROUGH EVENING.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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