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FZNT25 KNHC 080912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN MAY 08 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
DISSIPATE ALONG 27N OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP SE ACROSS THE AREA MON AND TUE. LOW PRES WILL APPROACH
BERMUDA FROM THE N WED AND THU...INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT
AND WINDS BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT EXCEPT WINDS TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS N OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT.
.WED...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
PRIMARILY NE PART.
.THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 79W . SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY NE PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL MEANDER THERE
THROUGH THU. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL LIE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF TODAY THROUGH TUE AND OCCASIONALLY BECOME STRONG
IN THE SW GULF WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART TONIGHT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN WILL
DIMINISH TUE. LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE
THROUGH THU EXCEPT BECOMING FRESH IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS
BEGINNING LATE TUE AND THE SE CARIBBEAN LATE THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 16N 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 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 84W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.

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