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FZNT25 KNHC 050937
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 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...FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND
EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO LOWER FLORIDA KEYS WED MORNING...THEN
STALL W TO E ALONG 24N WED EVENING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH THU. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA
THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT S EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 27N FRI NIGHT

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT W OF 73W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING N
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3
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 75W 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 15 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SW TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE E
AND REACH FROM NAPLES TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
EVENING THEN BEGIN TO SLOW AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO OFFSHORE OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY
LATE WED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE
MEXICAN COASTLINE BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. PATCHY DENSE FOG BEHIND FRONT N OF 25N.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. PATCHY DENSE FOG BEHIND FRONT N OF 25N.
.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...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL SHIFT NE
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.
OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED THROUGH
SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. 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 LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 83W.
.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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