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FZNT25 KNHC 010306
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 30 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...COLD FRONT 31N67W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...REACHING E TO W ALONG 21N. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH
TUE...THEN SHIFT E WED AS A NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S FLORIDA
THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT...LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 72W. 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 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 AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SW AND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF
72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGH BAHAMIAN PASSAGES...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS W OF 75W
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN FADING NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 6 TO 7
FT W OF 75W IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG E COAST OF U.S. WITH RIDGE
EXTENDING SW TO W GULF THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO SW GULF WED MORNING THEN BECOME E TO W ALIGNED AND
DISSIPATE ALONG 25N THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EARLY...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY SUN
NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF
FRONT AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL
WEAKEN AND SHIFT E THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM
31N68W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT
WHILE A SECOND HIGH PRES CENTER MOVES OFF THE E COAST OF U.S.
AND BUILDS S. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 70W ASSOCIATED
WITH INCREASING PRES GRADIENT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT SE PART AND LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE
PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH 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.
.WED AND THU...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W
OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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