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FZNT25 KNHC 180243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...WEAK COLD FRONT SWEEPING SE ACROSS N CENTRAL
PORTIONS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SE AND EXIT AREA EARLY SAT.
HIGH PRES CENTER 1024 MB TO BUILD E ALONG 29N FRI THROUGH LATE
SAT. COLD FRONT TO SINK S ACROSS N PORTIONS SUN MORNING AND
REACH GREATER ANTILLES TUE WITH STRONG HIGH PRES TO THE N
FORCING STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BEHIND FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 20 KT E OF 77W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF
77W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 29N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM N
OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT S OF 21N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO
7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER ACROSS NE GULF AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS
ALL BUT NE PORTIONS OF GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTERNOONS
THROUGH EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA WESTWARD. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6
FT S OF 24N BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SW N ATLC WILL 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 TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AS HIGH HIGH PRES BUILDS
S ACROSS SW N ATLC SUN THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SAT THROUGH SUN THEN
INCREASING AGAIN SUN NIGHT TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 83W NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL BY SAT.
.TUE...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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