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FZNT26 KNHC 290237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT MON MAR 28 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 WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E
TONIGHT THROUGH THU. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
FRI. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI.
.SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N76W TO JUST
S OF JACKSONVILLE. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT
REACHING FROM 31N65W TO 29N79W TUE MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA
TUE NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE WED AND WED
NIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 31N78W TO CAPE CANAVERAL THU NIGHT THEN FROM 31N71W
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO THE
TURKS AND CAICOS LATE SAT. STRONG NW WINDS AND LARGE NW SWELL
WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. FROM 24N
TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WEST OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT LATE. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W
LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT. S OF
25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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