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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAR 17 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI WITH
STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THROUGH THE ATLC
PASSAGES. THE AREA OF STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE
AS LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA DEEPENS SUN AND MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9
FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND LEE OF HISPANIOLA. S OF 15N W OF
68W 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 11 FT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N AND E OF 70W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO
30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PART FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 12N TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E SOUTH OF
17N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW PORTION WILL QUICKLY
MOVE E REACHING FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO 28N74W THIS
EVENING... PUSHING E OF THE AREA BY EARLY FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. RIDGING BECOMES ESTABLISHED ALONG 29N
FRI THROUGH EARLY SUN THEN WEAKENS SUN AFTERNOON AS A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT DROPS DOWN FROM THE N. THE FRONT WILL STALL
OUT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NE PORTION MON AS HIGH PRES RETURNS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W TONIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 24N W OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
NW PORTION. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL N OF 29N BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E
OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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