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FZNT25 KNHC 182131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 29N74W. 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 THU INTO FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES COULD
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS NEAR 26N64W BY FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH 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.
.SAT...FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS N OF 27N W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND A
DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RESULT IN FRESH
TO STRONG SE WINDS OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS
TUE THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER
MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS ATLC RIDGE
REMAINS DISRUPTED BY PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND SW N ATLC THROUGH FRI. THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS
FROM 28N60W TO 18N57W TO 12N58W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WNW AND
A WEAK LOW PRES COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS BY FRI

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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