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FZNT26 KNHC 210331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 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...MODERATE TO FRESH NE TRADE WINDS FROM TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH FRI NIGHT THROUGH
SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT
AFTERNOON THEN REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO N GULF OF HONDURAS
SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. TRADE WIND FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN
INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN MON THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT S OF 14N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N W OF 68W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8
FT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT TUE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 20N E 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTIONS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 26N73W
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. S
TO SW WINDS ACROSS NW PORTIONS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD
OF SECOND COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST
EARLY FRI. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N67W TO 28N77W EARLY
SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 28N76W SAT AND
MOVE QUICKLY NE WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 31N67W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN...AND WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOME SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT
W OF 70W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20
KT N OF 24N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE...AND SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT AHEAD OF FRONT
AND 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT GRADUALLY VEERING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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