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FZNT25 KNHC 140856
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAR 14 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...RIDGING EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA SW TO NEAR MELBOURNE
FLORIDA WILL BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 31N TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION WED EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO
GRAND BAHAMA THU MORNING SHIFTING E BY EARLY FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 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...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E
OF 71W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 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 S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
NW PART LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILING
ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW GULF
MON NIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
EARLY TUE THEN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT OVER THE NE AND
N CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL WED
THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PORTION EARLY.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N FRI.

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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE PART. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 82W TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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