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FZNT26 KNHC 231509
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAR 23 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 MOVE SE AND WEAKEN.
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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS
SE PORTION.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 26N73W WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE
AND WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT CLIPS THE NE PART
OF THE AREA. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE N WATERS
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE N
PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
28N65W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NE
PORTION BY LATE SAT. RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM NEAR
31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT AND BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 27N SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 72W AND 9
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 24W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT S OF 22N LATE. 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 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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