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FZNT25 KNHC 220912
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 22 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 26N63W WITH A
TROUGH SW TO THE MONA PASSAGE. THE LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SW REACHING 23N67W SAT EVENING...THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH NEAR
HISPANIOLA LATE SUN. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE LATE MON...WITH
A RIDGE ALONG 31N BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 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 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N 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 BECOMING E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...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 E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF
74W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 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 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
.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.
.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
.TODAY...W OF 83W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF
83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
18N W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 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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