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FZNT26 KNHC 160853
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 16 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 PRESSURE RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THU
RESULTING IN DIMINISHED TRADE WIND FLOW OVER THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THU. TRADE WINDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE N OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...N OF 15N W OF 67W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA
PASSAGES NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 20N LATE.
.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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS..A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO 20N73W
WILL REACH FROM 22N65W TO 21N75W TONIGHT WHILE DISSIPATING. A
FRONTAL TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE FAR SE WATERS BY THU. HIGH
PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO E TO SE W OF 75W TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 76W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 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 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS THU
NIGHT. 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 7 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 11 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 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 LATE. 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 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
20 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
22N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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