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FZNT25 KNHC 300934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 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...STRONG AND GUSTY S TO SW FLOW INCREASE TODAY AND
TONIGHT TO NEAR GALE FORCE AHEAD OF HEALTHY COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO STRAITS
OF FLORIDA EARLY FRI THEN FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS EARLY SAT
BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N
WATERS BETWEEN FLORIDA AND BERMUDA LATE SAT MOVING E OF AREA
EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF
75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AND
GUSTY LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT SHIFTING 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 S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW
WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10
KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N82W TO 29N89W MOVE N
OF AREA TODAY. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY TODAY
REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. FRONT
REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N97W EARLY THU THEN E OF AREA
EARLY FRI WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN LATE FRI THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 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 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 DIMINISH IN GULF OF
HONDURAS TODAY THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS WHILE
SHIFTING E. FRESH TRADES PERSIST OVER E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL
N ATLC THROUGH SUN. TRADES INCREASE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE
SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS JUST N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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 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 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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