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FZNT25 KNHC 030855
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAY 03 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...HIGH PRES N OF BAHAMAS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E WED AS
THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED
MORNING AND EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE WED
AND FROM 31N66W TO S FLORIDA LATE THU THEN DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH
PRES BUILDS ALONG 29N SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 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...N OF 27N E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 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 27N 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.
.SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF
70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. FROM26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ WILL LIE
FROM FL PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO
NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF
TODAY. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW
AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT W FRONT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7
FT S OF 27N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4
FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT AND BECOMING NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER EASTERN HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE SLOWLY W
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF HISPANIOLA BY WED AND DISSIPATE NEAR
80W THU. HIGH PRES N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH WED
AND WEAKEN TRADES. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE NE
CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT AS NEW HIGH PRES MOVES N OF THE BAHAMAS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF
80W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.TONIGHT 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF 80W.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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