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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 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 TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN AND NEAR THE WINDWARD AND MONA
PASSAGES. THE AREA OF STRONGER WINDS WILL EXPAND TO ENCOMPASS
MOST OF THE BASIN SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. S OF 15N W OF 67W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E
OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR ANEGADA PASSAGE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 14N WED
THROUGH THU.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SAT. S OF 17N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E TODAY
THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION
WED AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO GRAND BAHAMA THU MORNING
THEN MOVING E OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK
IN FROM THE NW FRI BECOMING ESTABLISHED ALONG 29N SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF

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