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FZNT25 KNHC 042133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 ACROSS NW WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING
WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W THU MORNING AND
DISSIPATE FROM 30N65W TO 26N70W FRI MORNING. WEAK FRONTAL
TROUGH TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST EARLY SAT AND REACH FROM
31N66W TO 27N80W SUN MORNING...THEN SINK SE AND WEAKEN FURTHER
ACROSS SE PORTIONS ALONG 25N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF
70W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. NW
OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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
BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF TROUGH E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF TROUGH E OF 70W N
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. N OF
26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO
24N90W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE E GULF AND DISSIPATE NEAR NAPLES BY MORNING. A WEAK
LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS E GULF FRI THEN DRIFT SE
AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE
AREA THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT EARLY.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...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 AGAIN ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRES
BUILDS ACROSS SW N ATLC AND BAHAMAS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .FRI THROUGH 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 AND MON...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT SE PART.

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