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FZNT25 KNHC 041502
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...TAIL END OF A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NEAR 23N65W TO
NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS DISSIPATING BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL SHIFT NE FROM 31N69W THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA TUE EVENING THEN
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED MORNING MOVING E OF
AREA LATE WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN OVER W PORTION LATE THU

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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 E AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT...AND SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W 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 EXCEPT SE TO S
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5
TO 10 KT FRI. 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 EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS N TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...THEN
WILL 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 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 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO 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 E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE SE U.S.
WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT.
OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TUE THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED THROUGH FRI AS THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E NORTH OF 19N TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS
TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N E OF 80W...AND 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL E OF 83W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 83W.

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