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FZNT25 KNHC 091435
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 9 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 ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT AS A RIDGE BUILDS FROM BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE RIDGE RECEDES E ON TUE AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT ENTERS THE NW CORNER...AND STALLS FROM 31N68W TO NW
BAHAMAS WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITHIN 90 NM
E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TUE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 1TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AN RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES THE
TEXAS COAST MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 30N87W TO
23N96W MON NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
KT. SEAS 1 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 AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH E TRADES WILL CONTINUE OVER S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THEN DIMINISH SOME MON THROUGH WED.
MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...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.

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