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FZNT25 KNHC 180841
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON APR 18 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...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO PALM
BEACH FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A SURFACE
TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN
PORTION LATE WED. THE 1011 MB AREA OF LOW PRES WILL BRUSH 65W
ALONG 26N EARLY FRI BEFORE TURNING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AWAY

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL TUE. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 69W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS W OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 30N E OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN
70W AND 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N
OF 24N E OF 70W AND FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 22N E OF 70W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
FRI. THE COMBINATION OF DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE PLAINS AND
HIGH PRES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL RESULT IN FRESH SE FLOW
OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT BECOMING SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 THE PERIOD AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REMAINS
DISRUPTED BY PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND
THE SW N ATLC THROUGH FRI. THE SURFACE TROUGH LIES ALONG 57W N
OF 14N AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO ALONG 60W N OF 15N WED NIGHT AND
MERGE WITH A LOW PRES SYSTEM N OF THE AREA THU INTO FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 19N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...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 2 TO 4 FT.

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