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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH PRES ALONG E COAST OF U.S. WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THU
BEFORE SHIFTING E AND WEAKENING LATE THU AND FRI AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE U.S. E COAST. WEAKENING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU NIGHT AND REACH
FROM E CENTRAL CUBA TO N BELIZE FRI EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING
FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF REGION SAT
THROUGH SUN TO FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 25 KT S OF HISPANIOLA AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF HISPANIOLA AND NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND S OF MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT FROM 10N TO 14N SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND
NE SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT N OF 19N SAT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO 24N70W WILL
DRIFT E AND DISSIPATE WED. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE COAST
THU AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
MORNING THEN REACH 29N65W TO E CUBA SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE
OVER FAR SE PORTIONS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E
OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT S 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PART...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY SUN. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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