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FZNT26 KNHC 220832
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 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 NE OF THE AREA MOVES E AND WEAKENS
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDE E.
TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N
ATLC THU THROUGH SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH
TONIGHT. SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 N SWELL ATLC
PASSAGES. .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.
.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 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. S OF 12N 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 E OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT FURTHER E
TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W WED NIGHT...
THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS
THE AREA. RIDGE SHIFTS E FRI AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WIND 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 ISOLATED 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 WINDS 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 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 SW WINDS 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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