000
FZNT26 KNHC 160851
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAR 16 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 THE WINDWARD AND
MONA PASSAGES. HIGH PRES WILL SINK FARTHER S SAT WHICH WILL
EXPAND FRESH TO STRONG TRADES TO ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU THROUGH 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...EXCEPT TO 10 FT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.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 EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF
71W. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N E OF 60W TODAY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT SAT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL RETREAT NE OF THE AREA TODAY
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW PORTION TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO GRAND
BAHAMA THU MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NE PORTION
FRI MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW. A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT WILL DROP S OF 31N LATE SAT THROUGH SUN
USHERING IN INCREASING NE WINDS BEHIND IT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 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 TO NE 10 TO 15 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 THU NIGHT. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15
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 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$