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FZNT25 KNHC 290244
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 AS A COLD FRONT 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. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN PREVAIL THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W
15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N
W OF 72W.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
REGION SW TO 22N96W 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...AND WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE MON NIGHT...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TUE NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 87W.
.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 THROUGH 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. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 10 KT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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...AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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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