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FZNT25 KNHC 250315
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST NW OF
BERMUDA SW TO NE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH FRI THEN SHIFT N OVER
THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 68W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
EAST OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15
KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E
OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM W ATLC SW TO NE
GULF WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING N OVER THE
WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT
THEN STALL AND LIFT N BY FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS MODESTLY ALONG
34N FRI THROUGH SUN. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
SMOKE PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF MAY PERSIST
THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2
TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT SAT BECOMING E 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT FRI THEN GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT THROUGH

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 3
TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN FROM
COLOMBIA NW TO COASTAL NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS WILL MEANDER
ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI BEFORE DRIFTING N SAT AND
SUN. OTHERWISE GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES WILL BE PREVALENT
ACROSS THE BASIN THEN FRESHEN N OF THIS TROUGH SAT AND SUN. LOW
PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO NEAR
LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS
W OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W
THROUGH WED NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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