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FZNT26 KNHC 162029
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THU
RESULTING IN DECREASING TRADE WIND FLOW OVER THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN 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
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 65W...8 TO 12 FT IN E
SWELL W OF 65W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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 THROUGH 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
SWELL. .MON...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE FORECAST

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE W OF 75W. 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. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM
26N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF
71W...7 TO 10 FT E OF 71W. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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