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FZNT25 KNHC 231542
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 23 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 NEAR 24N65W WITH A TROUGH SW TO THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE LOW WILL MOVE SW REACHING 23N67W THIS
EVENING THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY SUN AS IT MOVES WWD ACROSS
THE SE BAHAMAS. THE TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM THE NW BAHAMAS MON
EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS E OF 67W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE WINDS E OF
TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED MORNING. THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 5 TO 7
FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NW OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW NE OF THE
AREA PRODUCE MODERATE NE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES THROUGH SUN. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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