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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN WED THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI AND
SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N
W OF 70W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 67W E WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 13N AND S OF 13N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 14N E OF 67W. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 15N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE
SWELL.
.THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH JUST E OF FLORIDA FROM WEST PALM
BEACH TO DAYTONA BEACH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT LIFTS
NORTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO S
FLORIDA BY EARLY FRI. BY LATE FRI THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND DISSIPATE TO SE FLORIDA AND
VICINITY. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH THE
NE WATERS ON SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AND W
OF 79W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL
EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS 8 TO 10 FT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
79W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 26N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...AND FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 70W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 74W AND S OF 26N W
OF BAHAMAS. .THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N E 20 TO 25 KT AND SE TO S 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 25N 8 TO 10 FT AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 74W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 240
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...AND 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N BEHIND FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 28N W OF 75W BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.


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