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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN FURTHER BEFORE A REINFORCING FRONTAL
TROUGH SWEEPING ACROSS N PORTIONS MERGES AND MOVES E OF AREA
TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS FLORIDA AND NW BAHAMAS THIS
MORNING WILL REORGANIZE OF GEORGIA AND S CAROLINA COASTS THIS
AFTERNOON...SHIFT E TO NEAR BERMUDA AND STRENGTHEN MON WITH SE
TO S RETURN FLOW INCREASING ALL WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING.
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TUE
AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA WED
MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES MORE E TO W ALIGNED WED
NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY
SE TO S 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL BECOMING 4
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT S OF 22N LATE TONIGHT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT IN NE WAVES. W OF
BAHAMAS SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL REMNANTS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 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...SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW PORTION THIS MORNING
WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE...THEN BECOME SE TO S TONIGHT AND MON AND INCREASE
FURTHER IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST
LATE MON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON EVENING
AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
MORNING...WITH POTENTIAL FOR NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS W PORTIONS.
FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT SE AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED MORNING BEFORE LIFTING N AND DISSIPATING WED NIGHT
AND THU AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW RE-ESTABLISHES.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW
AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 A FEW TSTMS ALONG 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THIS
MORNING. OTHERWISE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 LATE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO 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 N AND E MON AND TUE AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES SHIFTS E
ACROSS THE W ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS
THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE NIGHT INTO WED THEN LIFT N LATE WED
NIGHT AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF
OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF
17N.
.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 OF 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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