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FZNT25 KNHC 022353
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DRIFT
SE TILL A REINFORCING FRONT PUSHES IT E OF AREA SUN NIGHT. A
HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E ALONG 31N SUN TO NEAR BERMUDA MON
WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING ALL WATERS. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE UNITED STATES COAST SUNRISE TUE...
REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA SUNRISE WED...THEN WEAKEN AS
IT CONTINUES THROUGH THE SE WATERS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 76W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM
23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FIRST
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 27N 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 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
SE WATERS SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 15 TO
20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 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 N 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 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S THU
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
PORTION TONIGHT SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SUN...THEN
INCREASE SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE MON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE...THEN DRIFT SE DISSIPATING FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW RETURNS WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT BY SUNRISE. 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 NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE AND
EXPAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MON AND TUE. A COLD FRONT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE TUE
NIGHT AND WED. NE TRADES WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
AND CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
GULF OF HONDURAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80E E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA.
.TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT DOWNSTREAM WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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