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FZNT25 KNHC 211444
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAR 21 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 DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT WITH
A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 28N TUE SHIFTING S TO ALONG 25N THU. A
SECOND COLD FRONT PASS THROUGH NE WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED. A
THIRD COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE NE WATERS FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 72W NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT OVER N PART.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 9 IN N SWELL E OF 70W. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT NE WATERS THU NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N SW TO
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL
PLAINS. A FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE WILL CONTINUE S OF THE RIDGE
THROUGH TUE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOME TUE NIGHT
THROUGH FRI AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE BREEZE
ACROSS AREA THROUGH THU RELAXING SOME OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS
FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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