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FZNT25 KNHC 020933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 02 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS SE WATERS THROUGH MON. A REINFORCING
COLD FRONT WILL RACE SE AND MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONT SUN
NIGHT JUST E OF THE AREA. 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 TUE AFTERNOON...REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AROUND SUNRISE
WED AND FROM 29N65W THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN W
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 76W WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL.
S OF 28N W OF INITIAL FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF INITIAL FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR INITIAL FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN
NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 28N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS SUN AFTERNOON
THEN BECOMING E TO SE WINDS W OF 70W SUN NIGHT AND INCREASING
TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.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 AND NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2
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 MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT NE AND MERGE WITH DEVELOPING HIGH PRES OVER THE SE
U.S. TONIGHT AND SUN. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS NW
PORTIONS TONIGHT THEN SPREAD ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SUN...AND
INCREASE SUN NIGHT AND MON IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT.
FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON AND RACE
SE ACROSS THE BASIN...REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO
VERA CRUZ TUE MORNING THEN GRADUALLY STALL FROM STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 NW TO N 20 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N SUN
NIGHT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 S
PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN INCREASE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES
SHIFTS E INTO THE W ATLC AND STRENGTHENS. FRESH SE WINDS
WILL REESTABLISH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH
TUE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE N OF YUCATAN PASSAGE
LATE TUE NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 T 6 FT IN E SWELL.
N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FAR NW
PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS S OF
18N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE MON
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. SEAS 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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