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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 23N WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE
NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS TUE. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED MORNING...THEN
MOVE SE OF AREA WED NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO
SE FLORIDA THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT S EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 27N
FRI NIGHT AND SAT.

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 BECOMING
S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE 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. 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 73W 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 AND WED NIGHT...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
BECOMING SW 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL RACE E AND
DISSECT THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY SUNRISE...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT
TONIGHT INTO TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED
THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 TO 30 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 SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST
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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E
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...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE JUST N OF THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUE...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH WED THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E
OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 82W.
.WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

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