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FZNT25 KNHC 230303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 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 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 26N75W WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE
AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES JUST N OF
THE AREA. BY THU A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 24N AND WEAKEN AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY OFF THE SE COAST LATE THU AND
EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AND DISSIPATES
OVER THE NE PORTION BY LATE SAT. RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT...AND BUILDS WESTWARD
ALONG 27N SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 79W ...AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF 79W. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 75W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT E OF
74W...AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 74W WINDS
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E
OF 74W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FT IN NW THU NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N
WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15
KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT OVER FAR NE PORTION. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NE. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS
BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 74W SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH
RIDGE TO WESTERN GULF ALONG 29N. RIDGE WILL SLIDE S AND SET UP
ALONG 27N BY WED NIGHT...THEN SLIDE E OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE
THU AS A COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE E GULF THU NIGHT
AND FRI AS THE WESTERN PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE
LOW PRES FORMS AND BEGINS TO DEEPEN OVER THE PLAINS STATES.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER MUCH
OF THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 20
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 87W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N SE 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SLIDE SE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH THU. A NEW RIDGE WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN
ATLC SAT AND BUILD WESTWARD THROUGH SUN. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT PASSES JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 81W INCLUDING VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N W OF 81W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 81W E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W BECOMING
NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N AND
2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 KT W OF
84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 TO 25
KT W OF 84W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 19N...HIGHEST W OF 84W AND 2
TO 4 FT N OF 19N.

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