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FZNT25 KNHC 130340
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL
BE FORCED E BY COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS THIS EVENING.
FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO FORT PIERCE FLORIDA WED MORNING
AND WEAKEN...EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO MIAMI THU MORNING THEN
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 31N70W TO MIAMI THU EVENING. 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 E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
S TO SW WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS SHIFTING NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 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 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT EXCEPT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 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...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 26N91W TO W
BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 95W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS W HALF OF BASIN
WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE SE ACROSS E HALF TONIGHT AND WED...AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF
WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES TO 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 LATE
FRI. SECOND FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 24N98W SAT MORNING
THEN STALL FROM FT MYERS TO 25N98W SUN MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N
OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT EARLY TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS S
OF FRONT 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE
15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 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 2 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 69/70W WILL
DRIFT W ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED...WITH ACTIVE
WEATHER E OF TROUGH...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES 80W FRI. BROAD
TROUGH TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 57/58W 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 10
KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OVERNIGHT. 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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