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FZNT25 KNHC 150845
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 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 RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E TODAY
THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW
PORTION WED AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO GRAND BAHAMA
THU MORNING THEN MOVING E OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. HIGH
PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW FRI BECOMING ESTABLISHED ALONG

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4
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 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 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 LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE FAR NE GULF IS SUPPORTING SE
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. A WEAK COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO
27N90W WED MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. RETURN FLOW
WILL PREVAIL WED THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE

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

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

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 WITH STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN AND NEAR THE WINDWARD AND MONA
PASSAGES. THE AREA OF STRONGER WINDS WILL EXPAND TO ENCOMPASS
MOST OF THE BASIN SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...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 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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