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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 31N72W TO S FLORIDA WILL STALL
FROM 31N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD BETWEEN BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA
STRAITS FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT AND 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
BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO 26N88W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG
THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW N OF 25N 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 ALONG 75W S OF JAMAICA 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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