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FZNT25 KNHC 130837
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 13 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO SE FLORIDA
TODAY WILL STALL FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU...THEN
DRIFT E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER WATERS BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS
AND BERMUDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A NEW RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA SAT WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING THE
NW WATERS LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N73W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT SHIFTING
TO N BEHIND FRONT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT BECOMING ISOLATED
TONIGHT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT...HOWEVER THE W PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL PERSIST OVER THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH EARLY
THU. HIGH PRES IS BUILDING IN WAKE OF FRONT WITH THE SE RETURN
FLOW OVER THE NW GULF TODAY SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TEXAS FRI
AFTERNOON... EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE SAT... AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 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.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MEANDER ALONG 68W THROUGH LATE THU
AND DISSIPATE EARLY FRI. ANOTHER BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC AND MOVE W INTO TO ALONG 58W SAT AND
SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH 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 4 FT.
.SUN...E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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