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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT
SE IN TO THE AREA FROM THE CAROLINAS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT
MOVING E OF THE AREA MON AS RIDGING EXTENDS ALONG 29N THROUGH
TUE MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA
MON NIGHT AND TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N74W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA TUE EVENING SHIFTING E
OF THE AREA WED EVENING. HIGH PRES RETURNS OVER THE FAR N

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT W OF 78W...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 26N IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE... EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO 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 N TO NE
EAST OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS THE
GULF INCREASING TONIGHT AND MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO MON
NIGHT...THEN WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO JUST OFF THE YUCATAN COAST TUE EVENING...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER NW PORTIONS BEHIND
THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THU.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 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 THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING AND EXPANDING TO
THE N AND E TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES
SHIFTS E ACROSS THE SW N ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. TRADES WILL
DIMINISH WED AND THU AS ATLC HIGH PRES RAPIDLY SHIFTS NE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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