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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON APR 04 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 WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS
WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME NEARLY W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 23N
TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT N ON TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING.
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 SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY TUE MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY
TUE THEN FROM 28N65W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY WED EVENING...THEN
SLOW AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS THU. SOUTHERLY WINDS
RETURN OVER THE NW PORTION FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON
THEN SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N THEN BECOMING SE TO S
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF
30N...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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING SE INTO TEXAS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN QUICKLY
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
MORNING...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 TONIGHT INTO TUE.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON THEN VEERING S TO SW 15 TO 25
AHEAD OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE
TONIGHT 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 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND SE U.S. WILL
SHIFT E TODAY AND THEN NE TONIGHT THROUGH WED. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN SE 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 7 FT

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