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FZNT25 KNHC 210906
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 21 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...THE COMBINATION OF A BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA
AND A LOW PRES SYSTEM FORECAST TO REMAIN E OF THE ZONE BUT
CLOSE WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION THROUGH SUN. THE LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO OPEN UP INTO
A TROUGH NEAR OR OVER PUERTO RICO BY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL
E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
23N E OF 72W. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. 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 BAHAMAS.

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
FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON..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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
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 TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL. 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 W GULF OF HONDURAS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W 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.
.SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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