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FZNT25 KNHC 231510
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 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...1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 26N73W WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE
AND WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT CLIPS THE NE PART
OF THE AREA. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE N WATERS
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE N
PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
28N65W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AND DISSIPATE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 72W AND 9
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 24W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT S OF 22N LATE. 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 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N TONIGHT THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF
THROUGH LATE THU AS A COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN WATERS.
LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF WITH INCREASING SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN GULF SAT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
SE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS
15 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 MOVE SE AND WEAKEN.
WEAKENING COLD FRONT PASSES JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE
SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 86W IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 86W IN THE EVENING. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF
CUBA.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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