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FZNT25 KNHC 171533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 17 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...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 26N80W WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES E AND DISSIPATE BY MON. RIDGE BUILDS OVER BASIN LATE
MON WHILE SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE E. TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN FEATURES KEEP FRESH NE FLOW S OF LINE FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON INTO WED. TROUGH MOVE W OF 65W

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM E
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS TUE AND WED.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM FT MYERS TO 24N90W
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS NE GULF WHILE
TROUGH BUILDS OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO...PROMPTING FRESH SE
FLOW OVER GULF W OF 88W TONIGHT THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 25N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES PREVAIL OVER MOST OF
CARIBBEAN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. WEAK TROUGH LINGER FROM 55W TO 60W
N OF 15N THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .THU...S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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