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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST THU MAR 03 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 AND
WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO
DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A NEW AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING SE OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
EASTWARD THROUGH SAT TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT...AND
RESULTING IN INCREASING NE WINDS THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES.
WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE SUN AND MON AS THE HIGH MOVES NE OF THE
REGION AND WEAKENS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 69W 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 69W 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 S OF
13N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 72W 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT SUN. 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 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 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
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.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 8 FT PRIMARILY IN
N SWELL...HIGHEST NW.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 26N65W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM
25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY FRI AND SAT. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA 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 IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES
THE SE COAST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST SUN
NIGHT AND REACH 31N73W TO NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA BY
LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS 20 TO 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT E OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT W OF 69W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE
NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL
TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.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 ...AND SUBSIDING TO 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 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 180
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.


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