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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU MAR 03 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N75W TO 21N80W TO
22N84W. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. A STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
BUILD SW OVER THE WESTERN ATLC THROUGH SAT TIGHTENING THE PRES
GRADIENT...AND RESULTING IN INCREASING NE WINDS THROUGH THE
ATLANTIC PASSAGES BY LATE FRI. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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 27N65W TO 20N75W
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM
25N65W TO 22N75W BY EARLY FRI AND INTO 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 MOVES OFF THE COAST SUN NIGHT.
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO WESTERN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL 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 ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 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 BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 7 FT. 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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