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FZNT25 KNHC 160845
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 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...SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH
FLORIDA SUN MORNING THEN REACH 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN
NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A BROAD
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN E OF THE AREA...BUT WINDS AND SEAS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART OF THE AREA WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 76W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72 NE WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT IN E AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME REESTABLISHED
ACROSS THE BASIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15
TO 20 KT N PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT THEN N TO NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4
FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT.
.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...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH
OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. A BROAD TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS
WEEKEND...MAINLY AFFECTING THE WATERS N OF 17N.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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