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FZNT25 KNHC 160308
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N68W 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 68/69W 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 SHIFT E AND WEAKEN
OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NW GULF
THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N85W TO 23N98W SAT
MORNING AND THEN STALL FROM 26N81W TO 23N98W SUN MORNING WHERE
IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL BECOME REESTABLISHED ACROSS THE BASIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N
THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF
25N AND BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 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 N PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT AHEAD OF FRONT SAT
AND 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT 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 3 TO 4 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS SW ALONG ATLANTIC SEABOARD
TO NW BAHAMAS AND WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E THROUGH SAT AS COLD
FRONT MOVE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO. BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC BETWEEN 52W AND 62W FROM 18N TO 30N
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND DRIFT W...REACHING 68/69W 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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