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FZNT25 KNHC 162133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED MAR 16 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...HIGH PRES N OF BASIN MOVE E AS WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE W TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N65W TO NW
BAHAMAS THU THEN DISSIPATE OVER FAR NE PART FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BACK FROM THE NW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10
KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF
74W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 70W SAT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING S TO N OF
22N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
NE AND E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS N GULF WILL DRIFT S AND
DISSIPATE BY LATE THU MORNING. HIGH PRES THEN REBUILDS N OF
BASIN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF SW N ATLC MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH STRONGER WINDS
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. AREA OF
STRONG BREEZE IN S HALF OF BASIN EXPAND IN COVERAGE AS LOW
PRES OVER COLOMBIA DEEPENS THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 82W TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.

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