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FZNT25 KNHC 191456
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 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 COLD FRONT WILL ACROSS THE N PORTIONS TONIGHT REACHING ALONG
24N BY MON MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE GREATER
ANTILLES TUE THROUGH WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE
OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
OVER THE SE PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE
BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT SE WATERS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM
24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 11 IN N SWELL E OF 70W. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...EXCEPT
2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL
SHIFT E OF AREA SUN WITH A RIDGE FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE S OF THE RIDGE SUN THROUGH TUE.
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN SOME ON WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 BRIEFLY ON MON.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
THE NE TRADES ACROSS AREA W OF 68W THROUGH TUE THEN DECREASE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

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