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FZNT25 KNHC 121445
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 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 GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC N OF THE AREA WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E
OF THE BAHAMAS AND LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS ALL
REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH FRI. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE
OVER THE WEEKEND. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N FLORIDA
COAST SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF BAHAMAS W OF 76W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N TONIGHT AND FRI.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT
AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N E OF 70W. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 26N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.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 NW

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF SHIFTS S AND
WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE FRI NIGHT AND
REACH FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO 23N98W SAT EVENING...FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 23N98W SUN MORNING AND THEN
DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO SE GULF EARLY MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W SE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 S OF
24N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF
28N THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 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
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 1 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...A DYING COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF THE MONA PASSAGE
E ACROSS FAR N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DRIFT
SLOWLY S AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT...LEAVING A
REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE MONA PASSAGE THROUGH MON. LONG
PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ENTER THE CARIBBEAN
PASSAGES TODAY AND SUBSIDE SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO
15 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE
OF CUBA.
.FRI NIGHT 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 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N.

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