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FZNT25 KNHC 142131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION WED NIGHT AND EXTEND
FROM 31N70W TO GRAND BAHAMA BY LATE THU AND DISSIPATE FRI
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW AND ESTABLISHES ALONG
29N SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.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...BECOMING S TO SW
15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE WED. 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 NEAR
FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E
PART. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED E OF AREA RESULTING IN SE RETURN
FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
FAR NW GULF LATER TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE ALABAMA
TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE TUE THEN DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT
OVER THE NE AND N CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL
PREVAIL WED THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 NEAR
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. 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 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT FRI AND SAT. 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...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI AND SAT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND

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 FRI THE PERIOD WITH STRONGER
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN AND NEAR THE WINDWARD
AND MONA PASSAGES. AREA OF STRONGER WINDS EXPANDS OVER MOST OF
THE BASIN SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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. 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 THROUGH 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 AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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