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FZNT25 KNHC 250937
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 29N81W MOVE SE REACHING
FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W
FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT. RIDGE ALONG 25N/26N SAT THROUGH MON.
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS MON AND EXTEND FROM
31N67W TO CENTRAL E FLORIDA LATE MON AND MOVE E OF ZONE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SW 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 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 EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 75 NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF
26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL PLAINS HELPS INCREASE FRESH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW W OF 95W SAT AND SUN. COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO N CENTRAL WATERS MON AND EXTEND ALONG 29N LATE MON THEN
MOVE N OF AREA TUE WITH MODERATE SE BREEZE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
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...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 27N
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH SAT AS
ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S TO ALONG 23N. TRADES INCREASE SUN THROUGH
TUE AS ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS N TO ALONG 25N.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20
KT S OF 17N W OF 84W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT
TO 6 FT S OF 17N W OF 84W TONIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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