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FZNT25 KNHC 040908
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 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 TONIGHT. NEXT COLD
FRONT TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM
31N72W TO FAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE FROM
30N65W TO 26N70W FRI MORNING. NEW TROUGH MOVES OFF N FLORIDA
COAST EARLY SAT AND REACHES FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN
MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT THEN INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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 W
OF 74W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 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...E OF TROUGH N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF TROUGH N OF 26N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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 E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE E OF 73W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W THEN
STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STATIONARY PORTION
DISSIPATES TODAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FLORIDA STRAITS BY
EVENING THEN LIFTS N AS A DISSIPATING WARM FRONT E OF 84W THU.
REMNANT TROUGH LIES ALONG 85W S OF 28N FRI MORNING AND FINALLY
MOVES E INTO FLORIDA FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES WILL
DOMINATE BASIN OVER THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT N OF 28N. 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 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE ON W
SIDE OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGH.
.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 TONIGHT...ALLOWING
TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. TRADES
WILL RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES IN N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 80W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 80W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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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