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FZNT25 KNHC 100318
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 09 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA ALONG
31N67W TO 29N72W TO 31N78W WILL SLIDE E AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W
TO 28N75W BY LATE MON WITH INCREASING NE WINDS OVER THE NE
WATERS LATE MON. RIDGE BUILDS FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
MON THROUGH TUE AND SHIFTS E ON WED AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS
THE NW CORNER...AND STALLS FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FL LATE WED
AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF
72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 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 VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
BECOMING S TO SW TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W 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...A 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 29N93W TO
23N96W LATE MON THEN DISSIPATE ALONG 29N85W TO 22N96W BY TUE
NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW SPREADS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF LATE WED AND
THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THEN DIMINISH SOME MON THROUGH THU.
MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT SE PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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