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FZNT25 KNHC 261457
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT E SUN IN
ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE MON...AND
NEARLY STALL FROM 28N65W TO 25N80W LATE TUE. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL LIFT NE WED IN ADVANCE OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT
APPROACHING THE GEORGIA COAST SUNRISE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 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 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S 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...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS.
THE RIDGE RETRACTS E SUN ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO STALL
OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A
SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH WED
AS THE ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS N TO ALONG 25N.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N E OF 83W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS.
.SUN NIGHT 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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