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FZNT25 KNHC 120848
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE APR 12 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 FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WED NIGHT...THEN
STALL THU FROM 31N67W TO 25N71W GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH
FRI. THE PATTERN REPEATS WITH RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA
FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT BAHAMA CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO NW YUCATAN TONIGHT
TUE...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THESE GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BEHIND FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER ALL WATERS THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
REACH SE TEXAS COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA SAT NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI N
OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE E CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THROUGH NIGHT. OTHERWISE MODERATE E TRADES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

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