000 FZNT26 KNHC 232109 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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 TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE SW N ATLC ZONE. RIDGING REBUILDS OVER THE AREA N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES SAT THROUGH MON. TRADES INCREASE MON AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA DEEPENS. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT AND 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 THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...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 4 TO 7 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 25N70W WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE WHILE WEAKENING TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU REACHING FROM 31N70W TO N FLORIDA THU EVENING THEN WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS IT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN WILL SHIFT TO ALONG 26N SUN AND MON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W BEHIND FRONT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 72W AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM 24N TO 27N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$