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FZNT25 KNHC 190334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL
APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY THU. A WEAK LOW PRES IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS MOVING SW ACROSS THE
EASTERN PART OF THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E
OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 5
TO 8 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 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 SAT. THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS
FROM 29N60W TO 22N58W TO 15N58W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WNW AND
A WEAK LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS
BY WED. THE LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW TO NEAR 28N64W BY
LATE THU...THEN ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC
LATE THU THROUGH SAT.

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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