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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT WED APR 27 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...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF BERMUDA WITH A
RIDGE SW TO S FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH FRI IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE
NE FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N76W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI...EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE OVER S FLORIDA BY LATE SAT WHILE ITS NORTHERN
PORTION REACHES THE NE WATERS...THEN MOVES E OF AREA SUN. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD E OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS LATE
SAT AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AND W OF
78W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT S
OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 8 TO 11 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF
76W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS 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 NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM 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 BECOMING N TO NE 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 N TO NE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...AND DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 74W AND ALSO FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 71W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION E OF FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 70W
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E OF GULF THROUGH
TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS
THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...THEN DISSIPATE FROM NAPLES 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 IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF
THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 87W 8 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION
BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR N PORTION LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...WIND BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2
FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION E OF
FRONT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REBUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. WIDESPREAD AREAS
OF SMOKE W OF 83W.
.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 S OF
17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT.
.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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