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FZNT26 KNHC 232135
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED FEB 23 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD N SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL FADE THIS EVENING. A
SECOND PULSE 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...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 NIGHT...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 AND MON...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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...A COLD FRONT ALONG 26N W OF 65W THEN SW ACROSS S
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL STALL TONIGHT...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
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
NE AND E SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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