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FZNT25 KNHC 071509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU APR 7 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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS NEAR 25N76W WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NW THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL
TRANSITION TO A RIDGE ALONG 28N BY SAT MORNING. A WEAK FRONTAL
TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS NE PART OF AREA ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N SUN.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTENDING W ACROSS NE GULF
WILL INTENSIFY SE TO S FLOW W OF 90W SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM NEW
ORLEANS TO NEAR 28N97W MON EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT N PORTIONS SUN AND MON.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N MON.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF 30N WILL TRANSITION TO A RIDGE ALONG
28N BY SAT MORNING. SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL MOVE INTO THE NE CARIB THIS EVENING
AND STRETCH E TO W ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI AND FRI NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS.

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