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FZNT25 KNHC 130850
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 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 SHEAR LINE FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. RIDGING EXTENDING
FROM 31N55W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL BECOME
ORIENTED ALONG 28N TONIGHT SHIFTING N TO ALONG 31N BY MON
NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION WED
REACHING FROM NEAR 31N74W TO THE SPACE COAST OF FLORIDA THU
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AS HIGH PRES

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT ALONG AND NW OF RIDGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR SHEAR LINE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS E OF 74W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF
73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON
NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W
OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW
PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
N GULF COAST MON NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS
MEXICO BORDER TUE MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT
OVER THE NE GULF WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES REFORMS IN THE NE
GULF WED NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW ONCE AGAIN BECOMING
PREDOMINANT THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH STRONGER WINDS
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN AND NEAR THE WINDWARD AND
MONA PASSAGES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE
20 KT NEAR 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E
OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF 80W.

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