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FZNT25 KNHC 140858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 14 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 FROM 31N73W TO FLORIDA KEYS WILL STALL
FROM 31N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA
STRAITS FRI NIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING N OF THE
RIDGE SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS SAT
NIGHT. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA
SUN NIGHT AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...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 TO 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 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 TO 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 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N
OF 27N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE BAHAMA CHANNEL
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFFSHORE TEXAS EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE SE PORTION LATE IN THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL
DOMINATE THE AREA MON.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH BETWEEN 68W AND 75W WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. A SECOND TROUGH WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE LEEWARDS TONIGHT
AND DRIFT E OVER THE ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 22N THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE SOME EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...N OF 18N NE TO E 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 80W NE TO 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 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF

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