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FZNT25 KNHC 171524
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU MAR 17 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...COLD FRONT IN NW CORNER MOVE E REACHING FROM 31N71W
TO NW BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N66W TO 27N67W LATE
TONIGHT THEN E OF AREA FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE NW.
HIGH PRES CENTER 1024 MB BUILDS ALONG 30N FRI THROUGH SUN. WEAK
COLD FRONT RAZES NORTHERN EDGE OF ZONE SUN THE DISSIPATE OVER
NE PORTION MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 76W N WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 29N BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 19N E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN NE GULF REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH
PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS E OF 81W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS E OF 85W.

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