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FZNT25 KNHC 280854
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 28 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 WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH FRI IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE
NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI MORNING...FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TO
S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE S OF 26N LATE SAT WHILE
ITS NORTHERN PORTION REACHES THE NE WATERS AND MOVES E OF AREA

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. 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 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 30N88W TO 20N96W WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS FRI
AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE TEXAS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 AND SHIFT EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. 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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