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FZNT25 KNHC 020259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N61W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE
AND BECOME ILL DEFINED OVER AREA 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. NEXT
COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO S FLORIDA THU
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO NW BAHAMAS FRI

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF FRONT W OF 72W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 1`0 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PORTION.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT BUILDING 6 TI 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W LATE. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE 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 FROM EASTERN SEABOARD SW
ACROSS N FLORIDA TO W GULF THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF
TEXAS COAST MON EVENING AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA COAST TO
21N98W TUE MORNING AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN BECOME ALIGNED E TO W ALONG 25N AND
DISSIPATE THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE
FRONT IN EXTREME SW GULF TUE.

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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 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 EXCEPT TO
8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 CARIBBEAN...WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW
THROUGH TUE TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF NE
CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC. HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG EASTERN
SEABOARD OF U.S. WILL BUILD S ACROSS BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN
THROUGH EARLY TUE TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W.
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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE
PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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