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FZNT25 KNHC 101446
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 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 WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
BY TONIGHT THEN DRIFT SE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS THROUGH WED
NIGHT. GALE CENTER ACROSS NW ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND PASS JUST NE
OF BERMUDA WED AND THU...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY
SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL
TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 76W TONIGHT. W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS W OF 71W TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NW WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N E OF 77W NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF BAHAMAS
W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED NIGHT. E OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY
N OF 29N.
.THU...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BAHAMA CHANNEL W
OF GRAND BAHAMA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS THE
SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2
FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY
MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE
SURFACE HIGH WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WHICH WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 920 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL
TO THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL LINGER THROUGH FRI AND MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED
IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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