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FZNT26 KNHC 051451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.
STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH
WED ALLOWING FOR EASTERLY TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED
THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO GRAND BAHAMA THIS
EVENING THEN FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED
MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN N
OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH THU DROPPING S INTO
THE NE PART FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 72W WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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