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FZNT26 KNHC 021508
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 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 SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
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.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF 70W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXPECT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXPECT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND
NE SWELL S OF 16N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 16N...HIGHEST
FAR NW.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 25N74W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM
28N65W TO WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
THU MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WED THROUGH
SAT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N AND
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W
OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
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 WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AND
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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