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FZNT25 KNHC 012137
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 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...WEAK COLD FRONT 31N62W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE
AND BECOME ILL DEFINED BY TUE...THEN BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN ALONG
20N EARLY THU JUST N OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD S AND SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT E WED AS
THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. COLD FRONT TO
EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO S FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO NW BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 TO 20 KT THROUGH
BAHAMIAN PASSAGES...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS W OF 75W LATE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT E OF 75W...AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF 75W IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT NW
PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND DISSIPATING FRONT
AND 4 TO 5 FT SE ELSEWHERE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING SW FROM N FLORIDA TO W
GULF THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON
EVENING AND EXTEND FROM THE SW LOUISIANA COAST TO THE WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SW GULF
WED...THEN BECOME ALIGNED E TO W ALONG 25N AND DISSIPATE THU.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN SW GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S
OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
FRI THEN BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...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 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 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF FRONT AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT N OF 25N AND E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF LOW LEVEL DISTURBANCES...LOCATED OVER THE
N CENTRAL AND SE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN...WILL SHIFT
GRADUALLY NW THROUGH TUE TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH
OF THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC. HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE U.S. WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE TO MAINTAIN FRESH
TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W. A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND REACH JUST N OF THE NE CARIBBEAN ALONG
20N BY THU THEN SINK TO 17N BY LATE FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO
6 FT SE PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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