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FZNT25 KNHC 020335
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT FRI APR 01 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL STALL FROM 28N65W TO SE CUBA SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
WILL RACE SE AND MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONT SAT NIGHT...WITH
THE MERGED FRONT MOVING E OF AREA LATE SUN. A HIGH PRES CENTER
WILL SHIFT E OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING NEAR
BERMUDA MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ENTIRE
AREA MON NIGHT...AND INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS
AROUND SUNRISE WED AND FROM 29N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
SECOND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF INITIAL
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF INITIAL FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR INITIAL
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
10 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TOP E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO
10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT NE TO OVER GEORGIA EARLY SUN. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT NIGHT...AND INCREASE SUN AND
MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
MON. THE FRONT WILL RACE E ACROSS THE GULF TUE REACHING THE
EXTREME SE WATERS AT SUNRISE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND THEN INCREASE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS
ACROSS THE W ATLC. FRESH SE WINDS WILL REESTABLISH ACROSS THE
NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD
FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE TUE NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL STALL IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS FAR NW
PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.

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