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FZNT25 KNHC 260246
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 29N69W WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE MON...CONTINUING SE OVER
WATERS E OF 70W WHILE DRIFTING N ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 70W ON
TUE...THEN DISSIPATING TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
WITH MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE 10 KT TO N OF DECAYING FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH MIXED N AND E
SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 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 27N W OF OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT INTO THE SE GULF TOMORROW
WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NW TO LOUISIANA AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
INCREASES. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
STALLS OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATES THROUGH
MON. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE
NIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 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.
.WED...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE EASTERLY TRADES WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS THE
ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA SHIFTS S TO ALONG 23N. TRADES WILL
INCREASE SUN THROUGH WED AS ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS N TO ALONG 25N.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.

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