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FZNT25 KNHC 202041
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED APR 20 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...RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER NW WATERS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LOW PRES NEAR 23N60W WILL MOVE TO 25N64W THU...NEAR
27N64W FRI...23N67W SAT...AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH OVER THE SE
BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
BAHAMAS MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E
OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E CENTRAL PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 71W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E CENTRAL PART.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF
75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE WATERS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S CENTRAL WATERS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN
GULF AND TROUGHING OVER THE PLAINS AND NE MEXICO WILL RESULT
IN MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT TROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 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...A TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS
N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE LIGHT TO
MODERATE NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 19N W OF 82W E WINS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 190 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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