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FZNT25 KNHC 102133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NW BAHAMAS
E-SE TO NEAR 24N65W WILL SINK S-SE TONIGHT AND WED THEN DRIFT
SE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING
THU. A GALE CENTER ACROSS W 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W
OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 76W LATE. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. 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. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER ABOUT THE E GULF THROUGH
EARLY SAT TO MAINTAIN MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SAT...
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT MORNING
AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO CORPUS CHRISTI SUN MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT THEN NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 FT N OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE N CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN E-NE TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 21N54W WILL MEANDER
IN THE GENERAL VICINITY THROUGH THU BEFORE DISSIPATING THU
NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER SW N ATLC WILL MOVE S-SE AND
REACH FROM N COAST OF HISPANIOLA E-NE TO CENTRAL ATLC THU
MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH EVENING
EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD
PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 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.
.SUN...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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