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FZNT25 KNHC 272124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E
OF BAHAMAS.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E OF GULF THROUGH
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PRESENTLY ALONG THE TEXAS COAST
PROGRESS EASTWARD. 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 MON.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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. AREAS OF
SMOKE W OF 83W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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