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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 BREEZE W OF 72W AHEAD OF COLD FRONT
PUSHING OFF FLORIDA COAST. FRONT REACH FROM 31N68W TO GRAND
BAHAMA EARLY WED THEN E OF AREA LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD
N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT THROUGH THU MOVING S TO ALONG 27N BY

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING SE WEST OF 75W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 20N94W TO
17N94W REACH FROM KEY WEST FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN EARLY TONIGHT
AND DISSIPATE E OF GULF LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER SW N
ATLC PROMPT FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE BREEZE THU AND FRI SHIFTING
S WEST OF 90W SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS
NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE THU
THROUGH FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 LATE. SE OF FRONT S
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE WED NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF
25N SUN.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5

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