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FZNT25 KNHC 262100
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE APR 26 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...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU
EVENING WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI AND
EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE FRI. IT WILL
DISSIPATE NEAR SE FLORIDA WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT REACHES THE NE WATERS SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 BECOMING W TO NW
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SHIFTING
NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
OF 27N 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N. 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 . SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND
SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF
FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 AND SHIFT EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI AND

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. 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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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