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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 08 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 RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 28N WILL BECOME
ORIENTATED W TO E ALONG 26N SAT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES SE
ACROSS THE NE WATERS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND MON...THEN WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT
ENTERS THE NW WATERS TUE...STALLING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N
AND NE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TUE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO SE TO S TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE TUE...THEN
DISSIPATE AS THE RIDGE BUILDS W THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS
N PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH E TRADES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN DIMINISH SOME EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MODERATE TRADES CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W TODAY.

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