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FZNT25 KNHC 140324
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO FLORIDA
KEYS WILL DRIFT S INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND STALL ACROSS NW
BAHAMAS THROUGH THU EVENING WHILE N PORTION CONTINUES TO MOVE E
TO 31N70W AND WEAKEN FURTHER THEN DISSIPATE FRI. RIDGE WILL
BUILD N OF 31N WITH STRONG S BREEZE N OF 27N W OF 77W EARLY SUN
AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS EARLY SUN. FRONT
WILL STALL FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 28N81W LATE SUN
THEN LIFT N AND BECOME DIFFUSE MON. BROAD TROUGH TO DEVELOP
ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 57/58W FRI THROUGH SAT AND SHIFT W TO
62W BY MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT
TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
W OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.MON...NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 26N90W TO SINK
S INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU.
WEAK HIGH PRES TO BUILD NE TO SW ACROSS BASIN OVERNIGHT AND THU
WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER NW GULF SPREADING E ACROSS ENTIRE
AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF TEXAS LATE
FRI...AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N98W SAT
AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATE FROM SARASOTA TO S TEXAS SUN.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW SAT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 73W WILL
SHIFT W TO 76W BY THU AFTERNOON THEN BECOME ILL DEFINED ALONG
77W THU EVENING. ELONGATED LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC ALONG
42W WITH ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH THEN SHEARLINE EXTENDING SW
TO 21N45W TO 23N61W. LOW WILL SINK SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH
THU WHILE SHEARLINE SINKS S INTO N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC
AND MEANDERS THROUGH SAT. NEW TROUGH TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL
ATLC ALONG 57/58W FRI THROUGH SAT AND SHIFT W TO 62W BY MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT
THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W
OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.

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