000 FZNT26 KNHC 221625 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 SLIDE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY THU. A NEW RIDGE WILL THEN FORM OVER THE WESTERN ATLC LATER ON THU THROUGH SAT AND BEGIN TO SHIFT E AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT PASSES JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW. N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N W OF 67W AND N OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 67W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 67W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N 7 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS... A 1023 HIGH NEAR 28N76W WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES JUST N OF THE AREA. BY THU A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 24N AND WEAKEN AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT...AND TO JUST NE OF THE AREA BY EARLY FRI. BEHIND THE FRONT...A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 79W ...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 74W...AND W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SE. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW THU NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION NW 20 TO 25 KT...AND W OF 75W N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NE. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT FAR E PORTION 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 76W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$