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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 18 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SE
THROUGH SAT. TRADES WILL INCREASE SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON AS THE
HIGH N OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS...THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA TUE AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS
WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT NIGHT...HOWEVER ANOTHER BATCH
OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA LATE MON THROUGH TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W 6 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N W OF 67W.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 67W INCLUDING WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON.
E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR
NW PORTION.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW
PORTION. .MON...S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF
14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9
TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO JUST E OF THE AREA LATE SUN AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...EXCEPT W OF 79W S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF 79W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 77W NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF
75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR SE PORTION. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W EXCEPT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 71W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND HISPANIOLA.
.TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 21N TO 24N SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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