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FZNT26 KNHC 240331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE U.S.
WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE W ATLC THU AND ACT TO EXPAND FRESH TO
STRONG TRADEWINDS FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO THE TROPICAL
N ATLC THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD N SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL FADE OVERNIGHT
WITH A SECOND SMALLER PULSE OF NORTHERLY SWELLS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THIS SAME AREA THU THROUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTIONS.
.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 25 TO 30 KT S
OF 14N W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
THU.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG 25N E OF 70W WILL SINK S
AND INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS THROUGH SAT MORNING AS HIGH
PRES SHIFTS SE INTO THE W ATLC. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
E ACROSS N PORTIONS SAT THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 22N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 FT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.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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