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FZNT26 KNHC 011541
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 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 SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A NEW AREA OF STRONG HIGH WILL THEN
BUILD SE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THU THROUGH SAT INCREASING
TRADES SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W AND N OF 14N E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF
71W 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 72W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED
NIGHT... EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND
73W AND S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W...AND S OF 14N W OF
71W 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N. S OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT
WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL S OF
19N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
SAT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED EVENING IN RESPONSE
TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N69W TO S
FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND FROM 30N65W TO THE KEYS BY WED
MORNING...THEN BECOME A STATIONARY FRONT EARLY THU...THEN
WEAKENING TO A TROUGH FROM 23N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE THU.
THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE SE OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT.
HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THU THROUGH
SAT AS IT MOVES EASTWARD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20
KT... EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N E OF 75W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN
FRONT AND 77W 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NW OF STATIONARY
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
STATIONARY FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM
24N65W TO 20N74W AND SW OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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