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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST WED FEB 23 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 MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES EARLY TODAY THEN DIMINISH. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF
COLOMBIA SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY 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 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.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 22N WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS A COLD
FRONT ALONG 30N W OF 60W ADVANCES SE. THE FRONT WILL STALL
FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT E OF
THE AREA THU FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE CAROLINAS.
THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E FRI...ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT
TO DROP S TO NEAR 30N ON SAT BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT ON SUN. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 65W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 65W. S OF FRONT TO 22N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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