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FZNT25 KNHC 280251
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY FRI...EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO
THE NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE S OF 26N BY LATE SAT WHILE ITS NORTHERN PORTION
REACHES THE NE WATERS...THEN MOVES E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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 9 FT
IN SE SWELL. 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 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S
OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 3TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W
OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT N OF 22N AND W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N92W TO 20N96W 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 20 KT JUST AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 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...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. 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 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. 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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