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FZNT25 KNHC 260926
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAR 26 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...RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN BAHAMAS ALONG 25N SHIFT E SUN
IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. FRONT
EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE MON CONTINUING E OF
65W LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE
20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 29N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER SW N ATLC EXTEND INTO GULF
TODAY INCREASING SE FLOW. RIDGE WEAKENS SUN AS COLD FRONT
STALLS OVER NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATES MON. SECOND
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND
FROM 29N90W TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 24N.
.WED...N OF FRONT N 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 LATE
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 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 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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