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FZNT26 KNHC 182139
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 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 CENTERED OFF NE COAST OF FLORIDA WILL
COMBINE WITH PERSISTENT BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC
TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE TRADES ACROSS AREA W OF 65W
THROUGH SUN...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC SUN THROUGH MON THEN SINK SLOWLY S ACROSS THE GREATER
ANTILLES TUE THROUGH WED. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL
EXPAND STRONG NE TRADES EASTWARD TO 58W BY MON NIGHT. WIND AND
SEAS TO THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUE THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES
WEAKENS ACROSS W CENTRAL ATLC.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
TO 30 NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT AND EXCEPT TO 11
FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N W OF 68W.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL...WITH N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE
TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 19N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 14N
TO 19N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
N AND NE SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD AND PERSISTENT LOW PRES STRETCHED ACROSS
CENTRAL ATLC BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRES
JUST OFF THE COAST OF N FLORIDA TO PRODUCE FRESH NE WINDS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL SINK S INTO N PORTIONS EARLY SUN
AND REACH ALONG 24N BY MON MORNING...THEN SINK SLOWLY S AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES TUE THROUGH
WED. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL FORCE STRONG NE WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
LEE OF N BAHAMAS. E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE WINDS SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN
NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 29N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E
AT 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM N
OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT NE PORTIONS LATE.
BETWEEN 25N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT W PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN FADING NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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