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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST TUE FEB 22 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 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 THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT ATLC PASSAGES 8 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...S OF 16N W OF 70W 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 8 FT IN
NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW BAHAMAS WILL
DISSIPATE WED. 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. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW PART N OF 30N BY LATE FRI WHERE
IT WILL STALL AND SHIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SAT. HIGH PRES
WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF
27N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 73W
AND 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. 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 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 AND THU NIGHT....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 AND SUN...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. 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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