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FZNT25 KNHC 051452
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO GRAND BAHAMA THIS
EVENING THEN FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED
MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN N
OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH THU DROPPING S INTO
THE NE PART FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 72W WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 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 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE SW TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22N98W WILL MOVE E AND REACH
FROM MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING
THEN WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN COAST WED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE
FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO
S THU...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE
15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN
AND NEAR TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N SAT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.
STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH
WED ALLOWING FOR EASTERLY TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED
THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS IN THE EVENINGS FRI
AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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