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FZNT26 KNHC 222116
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 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 SLIDE SE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH THU. A NEW RIDGE WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN
ATLC SAT AND BUILD WESTWARD THROUGH SUN. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT PASSES JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT AND SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 4 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 PORTION. 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 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SUBSIDING N SWELL THROUGHOUT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1022 HIGH NEAR 27N75W 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 RAPIDLY OFF THE SE COAST LATE THU AND
EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AND DISSIPATES
OVER THE NE PORTION BY LATE SAT. RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT...AND BUILDS WESTWARD

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 79W ...AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF 79W. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W W TO NW 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 11 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 15 TO 20 KT E OF
74W...AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W. 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 W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 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 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W.
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 N TO NE 15
KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT OVER FAR NE PORTION. 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 4 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 74W SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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