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FZNT25 KNHC 020913
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAY 02 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 27N65W TO 25N70W WILL MOVE SE AND
DISSIPATE TODAY. 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 MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST
WED MORNING...LIES FROM 31N68W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU...AND
DISSIPATE BY FRI AS IT MOVES E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E
OF 70W LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 27N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. N OF 27N BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.
.THU...AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BEHIND
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND
EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N95W TO 19N96W TUE MORNING...FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AHEAD
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW AHEAD
OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 DISTURBANCE NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE WILL SLOWLY
SHIFT W THROUGH TUE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND MAINTAIN AN
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE AND MAINTAIN FRESH
TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W. WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SE GULF
OF MEXICO WED AND THE FAR SW N ATLC THU WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE
REACHING THE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 20N E
OF 80W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 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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