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FZNT25 KNHC 142138
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 31N71W THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS
THEN W TO SE 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
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS EARLY FRI. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE S AND E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 70W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...W OF 75W W TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE
TO S WINDS FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE
TO S WINDS NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE OF TEXAS FRI AFTERNOON. 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 AND TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15
TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN 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 AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 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 AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT TUE EXCEPT TO 20
KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
TUE...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT
TUE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN HAS BECOME
ILL DEFINED THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND TROUGH FROM 16N65W NE
THROUGH ANEGADA PASSAGE WILL DRIFT W THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE
ALONG 68W FRI NIGHT. A THIRD BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE CENTRAL ATLC BETWEEN 52W AND 62W FROM 18N TO 30N THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND DRIFT W THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT S OF 18N FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE WINDS FRI...INCREASING N OF 18N E OF 77W TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT N OF 18N E OF 77W FRI.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS. E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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