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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 19 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...A SURFACE TROUGH JUST E OF 65W WILL FORM INTO A LOW
CENTER EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE
AREA NEAR 26N66W BY THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO
NEAR 26N67W BY LATE FRI...AND SW TO NEAR 24N69W BY LATE SAT. A
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES OVER
THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDING W MAY BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN WATERS THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 69W THU AND
FRI...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 78W AND ELSEWHERE W OF
BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN
70W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 77W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 74W N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W WED
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N
W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER E CENTRAL PORTION..
.THU AND FRI...WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
NW AND 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 73W N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER
AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 70W NW
TO N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.SAT...WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 74W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N W OF
74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF
74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
79W 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT VICINITY OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND DEEPENING LOW
PRES OVER THE LOWER MIDWEST 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N 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 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N W
OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO
7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE ATLC RIDGE REMAINS DISRUPTED BY
PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND SW N ATLC
THROUGH SAT. SURFACE TROUGHS OVER THE FAR NE AND NW TROPICAL N
ATLC WILL MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 19N SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT S OF 19N 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4
TO 6 FT FAR NE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 83W E
15 TO 20 KT AND NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 83W AND FAR NE PART 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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