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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT WED APR 27 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 THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REBUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 12N E OF 66W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
N OF 13N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N E
OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED
TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 58W.
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM
13N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF BERMUDA WITH A
RIDGE SW TO S FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH FRI IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE
NE FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N76W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI...EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE OVER S FLORIDA BY LATE SAT WHILE ITS NORTHERN
PORTION REACHES THE NE WATERS...THEN MOVES E OF AREA SUN. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD E OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS LATE
SAT AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AND W OF
78W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT S
OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 8 TO 11 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF
76W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS 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 NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM 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 BECOMING N TO NE 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 N TO NE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...AND DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 74W AND ALSO FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 71W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION E OF FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 70W
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.


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