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FZNT25 KNHC 220237
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...LOW PRES 1010 MB IS CENTERED NEAR 25N63W WITH A
TROUGH SW TO THE MONA PASSAGE. THE LOW WILL MOVE NW TO NEAR
26N64W LATE FRI THEN TURN S REACHING NEAR 22N67W LATE
SAT....THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH NEAR HISPANIOLA SUN. THE
TROUGH WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE WATERS S OF 23N SUN NIGHT
THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 74W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N E OF 74W NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS E
OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF
72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF
72W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED
TSTMS E OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. N OF 22N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
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 W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 MAINTAIN
THE MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT ALONG NW YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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 DRIFT SLOWLY E ACROSS THE TROPICAL
ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH SAT. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 83W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TOM 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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