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FZNT25 KNHC 041503
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 NEAR 31N73W WILL DRIFT S AND WEAKEN
THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT ALONG N FLORIDA COAST WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N72W TO FAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE
FROM 30N65W TO 26N70W FRI MORNING. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TAMPA BAY TO CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 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 N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT S
THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL INCREASE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 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 5 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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