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FZNT25 KNHC 241453
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU MAR 24 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 MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES
COAST TODAY REACHING FROM 30N65W TO N FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NE WATERS FRI AND SAT. AN E TO W
RIDGE WILL LYE ALONG 23N THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG
25N SUN AND MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WELL W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 23N
TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG DECAYING
FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 1O TO 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD
OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIP INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS
TODAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
COMBINED WITH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE ACROSS THE E GULF WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF
WATERS THIS WEEKEND. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL WEAKEN SOME TONIGHT THROUGH
SAT AS THE ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S LYING E TO W ALONG 23N. THE
TRADES WILL INCREASE ON SUN AND MON AS THE ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS N
TO ALONG 25N.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS S
OF 20N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 20N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 20N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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