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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU APR 28 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 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 REACH 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
SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W S 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 68W AND BAHAMAS E TO SE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 23N 8 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W...BECOMING SCATTERED NW
PORTION TONIGHT 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 S OF 22N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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 3 TO 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 W OF 75W 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 N OF 22N W OF
BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA SW TO
26N89W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE FROM SW
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 LATE SUN NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
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
SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT 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.


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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N 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 N OF 20N 1 TO 2 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN
AREAS OF SMOKE S OF 19N W OF 84W.
.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. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF SMOKE S OF 19N W OF
84W. .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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