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FZNT26 KNHC 030246
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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
OVERNIGHT AND WEAKEN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING OVER MUCH
OF THE AREA. A NEW AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SE
ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THU THROUGH SAT WITH INCREASING NE
WINDS THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE
SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 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
.TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA THROUGH 28N65W TO
E-CENTRAL CUBA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W
TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING...THEN WEAKENS TO A STATIONARY
FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY FRI
AND SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG THE E COAST IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT
SLIDES EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE COAST. FRONT
MOVES OFF THE COAST SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO SE
FLORIDA BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE 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 AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 8 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.
.MON...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING
TO NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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