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FZNT26 KNHC 130259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SAT MAR 12 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 BUILDING FROM W TO E TO THE N OF THE AREA
WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW
PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH WED. N SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO INVADE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
ZONE THROUGH EARLY MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT WED AND THU. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 14N.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT N OF 18N IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 09N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 14N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF
14N LATE TUE AND WED.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTION
SUN THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS W PORTION OF AREA
TONIGHT...AND E ALONG 30N THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT
TO THE NE OF THE AREA TUE AND WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE SE COAST. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR N PORTION EARLY THU
AND WEAKENS ALONG 30N BY LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT
N OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HAITI
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT N OF 28N W OF
75W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL W OF 75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT N OF 28N W OF
75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL W OF 75W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W LATE TUE
INTO WED. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N.
SEAS 5 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 72W.

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