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FZNT26 KNHC 152109
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 15 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....HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO WILL MOVE E TO OVER THE CENTRAL SW N ATLC LATE WED NIGHT
THROUGH SAT WHILE WEAKENING. THE WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL
ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
COAST...AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS..TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO 23N68W. A COLD FRONT LOCATED
FROM 31N64W TO 29N69W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST AND MERGE WITH THE
FRONTAL TROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE
OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS FROM W TO E JUST N OF
31N N THROUGH THU THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES S FRI REACHING NEAR
27N BY EARLY SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE S ACROSS THE
NE PART OF THE AREA LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO E TO SE W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 78W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT E OF 76W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N THEN BECOMING N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 KT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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