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FZNT25 KNHC 120305
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT WED MAY 11 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...THE TAIL END OF A DYING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM
JUST N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE E-NE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL SINK SLOWLY SE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. A GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING NE OUT OF
THE REGION... AND MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND LONG PERIOD
NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS ALL REGIONAL WATERS. A NEW COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E
OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N
OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN BUILDING N SWELL S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE E
OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 21N TO 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF
21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITH NE SWELL SEEPING THROUGH THE PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS EASTERN BAHAMAS AND SE
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN
GULF WILL BE MAINTAINED BY HIGH PRES THAT WILL MEANDER OVER
THE NE GULF THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S AND WEAKEN BY
FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE FRI
NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO 24N98W SAT
EVENING...REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 23N98W SUN
MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO SE GULF EARLY
MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE MON. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE EXTREME
NE CARIBBEAN AND FAR N TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY N
THROUGH FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING. A DYING COLD FRONT FROM JUST N
OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ENE ACROSS FAR S PORTIONS OF THE SW N
ATLC WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU
NIGHT. LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ENTER THE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE S CARIBBEAN EARLY
FRI...AND GRADUALLY FADE SUN THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E 5 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF
19N AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
LEE OF CUBA.
.FRI THROUGH 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 AND MON...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 BECOMING E TO SE
MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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