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FZNT25 KNHC 110900
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO E CUBA THIS EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE E ACROSS N FLORIDA
AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 79W
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT SE OF A LINE FROM
27N65W TO 22N78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N
W OF 74W 3 TO 5 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W...AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 79W 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED E OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES
WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE N WATERS AND E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT
WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N PORTION THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
W GULF TODAY AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS
SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 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...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR W PORTION OF THE
CARIBBEAN WILL REACH FROM E CUBA TO E HONDURAS TONIGHT WHERE
IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDING N
OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE TRADEWINDS THIS WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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