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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 24N65W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E
FROM THE CAROLINAS TO NEAR BERMUDA MON SETTING UP INCREASING
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT REACHING THE
UNITED STATES COAST AT SUNRISE TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA SUNRISE WED...THEN SLOW AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE SE WATERS THU. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN NW PORTION FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN SE 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 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N
AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON NIGHT...THEN SLOW AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO JUST OFF THE YUCATAN COAST TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
APPROACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO 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 AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE TO 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 ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW 20 TO 25 AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 SE WED NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...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...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE JUST N OF THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH SOME WED
THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 17N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO

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