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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A SURFACE TROUGH JUST E OF FLORIDA FROM WEST PALM
BEACH TO DAYTONA BEACH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT LIFTS
NORTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO S
FLORIDA BY EARLY FRI. BY LATE FRI THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND DISSIPATE TO SE FLORIDA AND
VICINITY. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH THE
NE WATERS ON SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AND W
OF 79W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL
EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS 8 TO 10 FT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
79W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 26N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...AND FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 70W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 74W AND S OF 26N W
OF BAHAMAS. .THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N E 20 TO 25 KT AND SE TO S 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 25N 8 TO 10 FT AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 74W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 240
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...AND 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N BEHIND FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 28N W OF 75W BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD
THROUGH WED NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...THEN DISSIPATE FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. NEW HIGH PRES WILL MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT ALLOWING FOR
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AS LOW PRES
DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E OF 88W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. W OF 88W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N BEHIND OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE THU AND SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF
FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN WED THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI AND
SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 84W N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 84W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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