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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 18N55W TO JUST E OF
LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES N OF THE
AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG HIGH
PRES THEN BUILDS S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDES E THROUGH SAT. TRADES INCREASE OVER
MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT.
LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLC
PASSAGES AND IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH
EARLY THU. A NEW SET OF N SWELLS THEN MOVES THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI AND SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED
ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 14N E OF 68W 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL W OF 67W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF
67W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN N SWELL FROM 11N TO 17N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 11N. N OF 17
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. N OF
17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF LINE FROM 12N55W TO 11N62W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N65W 1021 MB WILL MOVE SE
THROUGH WHILE WEAKENING AND SHIFT SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT IN
RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE PUSHING S TO NEAR 30N BY
LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W BY WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE
E OF AREA EARLY THU AS A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT E FROM 29N65W TO S
FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. THE
FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN OVER SE GEORGIA
AND NORTHERN FLORIDA BY LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 76W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BETWEEN 76W AND 79W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. N OF 29N E OF
76W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 71W
AND 79W...8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
79W. S OF 25N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF
78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. S OF FRONT TO 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART...MOVING E OF
AREA MON NIGHT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E
OF 75W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE...AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT. FROM
25N TO 29N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
77W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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