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FZNT25 KNHC 250218
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST
THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ESE AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO NE FLORIDA
LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO NE FLORIDA LATE FRI
AND DISSIPATE SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL LIE ALONG 25N/26N SAT
THROUGH MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE MON AND FROM
26N65W TO SE FLORIDA BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 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 2 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 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 10
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...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 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.
.MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72 NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
N OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE N-CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL
MOVE E OF AREA EARLY FRI. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES COMBINED WITH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE
ACROSS THE E GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS MON AND EXTEND ALONG 29N LATE
MON...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA TUE WITH MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO
NE 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S 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 THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT N OF
29N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW N OF 27N
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING
15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT S OF

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 THROUGH TUE AS THE ATLC RIDGE
SHIFTS N TO ALONG 25N.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 84W DURING THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N
W OF 84W.
.SAT THROUGH 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
EXCEPT TO 8 FT FAR SE PORTION.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 20N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 18N W OF 85W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT S OF
18N W OF 85W TUE.

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