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FZNT25 KNHC 122134
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW TO N BAHAMAS WILL BE
FORCED E BY COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS THIS EVENING. FRONT
TO EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO NW BAHAMAS WED NIGHT THEN BECOME
DIFFUSE FROM 31N69W TO 27N71W LATE FRI. NEW RIDGE WILL TAKE
OVER BEHIND FRONT WITH A SECOND FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS LATE
SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT
LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 KT LATE...SHIFTING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W OF
BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E OF NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE S OF
24N LATE. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 25N95W TO W
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO UPPER MEXICAN
COAST TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER GULF STATES AND DRIFT E WITH E-SE
FLOW OVER ALL WATERS THU THEN SHIFTING S THU W OF 90W AHEAD OF
SECOND COLD FRONT REACHING SE TEXAS COAST FRI. SECOND FRONT TO
EXTEND FROM FT MYERS TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW FRI N
OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT THEN SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH ACROSS CARIBBEAN ALONG 68W WILL DRIFT
W ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED THEN WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES 80W THROUGH FRI. BROAD TROUGH TO DEVELOP ACROSS
CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 55W FRI AND SAT AND WILL FURTHER WEAKEN
TRADES ACROSS TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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
3 FT. .SUN...N OF 19N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT NE OF JAMAICA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NE OF JAMAICA.

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