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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N69W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE N
OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT EVENING. THIS
SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N72W TO NEAR PALM BEACH FLORIDA
SUN NIGHT AND MON. A BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND AND SHIFT W INTO E PORTIONS OF
THE AREA MON NIGHT AND REACH 69/70W WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING S SAT AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT SAT EVENING AND NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE
WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT S OF 24N E OF 67W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA THIS
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N85W TO 23N98W ST MORNING
AND THEN STALL FROM 26N81W TO 23N98W SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE
AREA AGAIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EARLY...EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC
BETWEEN 52W AND 62W FROM 18N TO 30N THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
DRIFT W...REACHING 69/70W WED. MODERATE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS
WILL RETURN TO E PORTIONS OF THE BASIN LATE WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 18N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N. E OF
82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND
SE CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND
SE CUBA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH 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.
.WED...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND SE CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 5 FT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND SE CUBA.

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