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FZNT25 KNHC 150311
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL
STALL FROM 31N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD BETWEEN BERMUDA AND
THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE FRI. 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 31N71W TO NEAR PALM BEACH FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
FT. ELSEWHERE S AND E OF FRONT TO 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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 STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AND FRI IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF TEXAS FRI
AFTERNOON. STRONG TSTMS WILL DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT
FRI. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 24N98W
SAT MORNING...THEN STALL FROM NEAR 27N82W TO 25N98W SUN MORNING
BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE
THE AREA AGAIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH 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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT FRI
NIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT
BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF FRONT AND 1 TO 2 FT
S OF FRONT.
.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...A TROUGH FROM 16N65W NE THROUGH ANEGADA PASSAGE
WILL DRIFT W-NW THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE ALONG 68W FRI NIGHT.
A SECOND 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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