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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF
U.S. WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. NEXT
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED MORNING AND
EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED EVENING AND FROM
31N66W TO S FLORIDA THU EVENING THEN DISSIPATE LATE FRI. HIGH
PRES TO BUILD ALONG 29N SAT AND SINK TO 26N SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE
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 W 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM MOBILE BAY TO WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE ALONG 94W WILL STALL TONIGHT ACROSS BAY OF
CAMPECHE...WHILE N PORTIONS MOVES TO FLORIDA BIG BEND OVERNIGHT
AND TO PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE
ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF FROM NEAR NAPLES TO 21N97W THU. HIGH PRES
WILL THEN DOMINATE BASIN THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING W PORTIONS FRI NIGHT AND SPREADING
ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN BY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING NE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT W FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 AND THU NIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT THROUGH
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF
U.S. WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH WED
NIGHT...ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
17N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SE PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE
PORTIONS.
.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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 82W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.

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