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FZNT25 KNHC 150831
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 15 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD BETWEEN
BERMUDA AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE TODAY. 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
.TODAY...W OF FRONT TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT 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 PREVAILS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
TSTMS WILL DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 30N92W TO 25N97W TONIGHT...AND WILL STALL FROM
28N83W TO 23N98W SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH
SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA AGAIN SUN NIGHT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
N OF 25N. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15
TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT TONIGHT 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 11N65W NE THROUGH ANEGADA PASSAGE
WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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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