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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES E AND DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING AS HIGH PRES THEN
BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE AREA. A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF
THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION LATE WED. A
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT INDUCED BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE HIGH
PRES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 5 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...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 IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...BUILDING TO 8 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 3 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND E 5 TO 10
KT SE PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
FRI. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO RESULTING
IN FRESH SE FLOW OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS
THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE 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 AND FRI...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
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF
CARIBBEAN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 58W N OF 16N
WILL MOVE W TO JUST NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE WED.

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