000 FZNT26 KNHC 221438 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDE E. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL INCREASE IN AREAL EXTENT STARTING THU...AND WILL COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND SAT. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL FROM 11N TO 17N. N OF 16 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...THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. RIDGE SHIFTS E FRI...ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW PART N OF 30N LATE FRI NIGHT...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 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 TONIGHT. .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. $$