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FZNT25 KNHC 270906
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 27 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 31N76W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI AND
EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE FRI. IT WILL
DISSIPATE NEAR SE FLORIDA WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT REACHES THE NE WATERS SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND THE
DISSIPATING FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF
LINE FROM 30N74W TO 19N65W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW TO
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .FRI...BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT
N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 KT
WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF
24N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...BEHIND FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER
TODAY...REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE THU...THEN DISSIPATES FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH WATERS
FRI AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N BEHIND OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND THU NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AHEAD OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE 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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA SUN.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
STARTING THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL
REBUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 19N E
OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 18N E OF 82W.
.SUN...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W.

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