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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF
THE AREA WEAKENS WHILE SHIFTING E. FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST
OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN. TRADES
INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE SAT AND SUN AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS JUST N OF THE AREA.

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

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N65W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA
WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES WED AND WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA EARLY FRI THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS
EARLY SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS BETWEEN FLORIDA AND BERMUDA
SAT AFTERNOON MOVING E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE WEST OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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 SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 9 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING
TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF 75W BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8
FT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
73W...AND 5 TO 9 FT W OF 73W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E SOUTH OF 23N
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

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