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FZNT25 KNHC 292034
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 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 30N65W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA
WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES WED AND WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA EARLY FRI THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS
EARLY SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS BETWEEN FLORIDA AND BERMUDA
SAT AFTERNOON MOVING E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE WEST OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 9 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING
TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF 75W BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8
FT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
73W...AND 5 TO 9 FT W OF 73W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E SOUTH OF 23N
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO GALVESTON BAY TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AND WILL
EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO 21N97W BY EARLY THU...THEN WILL
STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN
COAST BY EARLY FRI. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
FAR NE GULF BY LATE SAT NIGHT SHIFTING E BY EARLY SUN AS HIGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED
NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 25N AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE SOUTH OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE E
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN. TRADES INCREASE OVER
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS JUST N OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8
FT W OF 84W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT LEE OF CUBA.

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