000
FZNT26 KNHC 080912
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE MAR 08 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS PERSISTING NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 KT IN WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...AND 25 TO 30
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
COLOMBIA COAST AND S OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. E OF 67W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAT OF
COLOMBIA..AND IN MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARU FRONT FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE COAST THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO
WESTERN CUBA FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

$$