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FZNT25 KNHC 021434
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL
OUT THIS AFTERNOON AS A REINFORCING FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
N. THE NEXT FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO 28N79W THIS
EVENING THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SUN MORNING
MOVING E OF THE AREA SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
THE FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON SHIFTING E LATE MON AS ANOTHER
COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO S
FLORIDA TUE EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA LATE WED AS HIGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 76W NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO
NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT NE PART TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTS.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FIRST FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF
74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 22N LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N SUN.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N
OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS
15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT NE MERGING WITH DEVELOPING HIGH PRES OVER THE SE
U.S. TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS NW PORTIONS
TONIGHT SPREADING ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND INCREASING SUN NIGHT
AND MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON RACING SE ACROSS THE BASIN
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO VERA CRUZ MEXICO TUE
MORNING THEN DISSIPATING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW RETURNS WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N
SUN NIGHT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. 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 INCREASING AND EXPANDING ACROSS THE BASINS
MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES DEVELOPS JUST N OF THE AREA AND
STRENGTHENS. FRESH SE WINDS WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN
SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL
STALL OUT N OF THE YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE TUE NIGHT AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT SUN NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN
NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N AND 4 TO 6
FT N OF 18N.
.TUE...S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LEE OF CUBA LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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