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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...HIGH PRES MIGRATING EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO AND SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH STRONGER
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH WINDWARD AND MONA
PASSAGES. HIGH PRES WILL SINK S INTO NE GULF AND SW N ATLC SAT
TO EXPAND FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN
THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 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 68W 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. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT TO 9 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7
FT S OF 14N WED.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E 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. AN
OLD COLD FRONT LYING W TO E ALONG 32N LATE SAT WILL SINK S
ACROSS N PORTIONS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE LATE. 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 AND THU NIGHT...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
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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