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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 TONIGHT
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. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
GULF OF MEXICO WILL STALL ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT
WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 67W.
.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. .SUN...E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELLS THROUGH EXPOSED
ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...FROM 13N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
IN NE 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.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE FROM 30N57W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WED EVENING IN RESPONSE TO
A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS NW PORTIONS. THE COLD FRONT
EXTENDED FROM NEAR 31N68W TO NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE THIS EVENING
AND WILL REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS BY WED
MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO W CUBA ALONG 80W
THU MORNING...THEN SINK SLOWLY S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TO PRODUCE FRESH
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WED THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN FRONT
AND 23N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. BETWEEN FRONT AND 23N E OF 73W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S
TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 74W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N
W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.


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