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FZNT25 KNHC 310236
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WILL OCCUR OFF THE FLORIDA COAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH
THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS FRI
MORNING THEN WILL STALL FROM 30N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT
AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT DIVES DOWN FROM THE NW. THE FRONTS
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN MORNING WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20
KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 73W. WINDS AND SEAS
MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM BEHIND FRONT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20
KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W
BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 72W
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE...EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N E OF
72W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE. N OF 25N W
OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE
...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. .MON...N OF 25N E
OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF
25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO
26N90W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N97W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO 22N94W THU
MORNING BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY FRI
MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NE GULF FRI
MOVING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF FRI THEN SHIFTS E INTO THE ATLC WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF SAT THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE... EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. WINDS
AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
.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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
TO W 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4
FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THU AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. FRESH
TRADES PERSIST OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH
SAT. TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BASIN SUN AND MON AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
18N LATE...AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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