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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 DIMINISH IN THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS SHIFTS E.
FRESH TRADES PERSIST OVER E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH SUN. TRADES INCREASE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE SAT
AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT 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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...STRONG AND GUSTY S TO SW FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY
AND TONIGHT TO NEAR GALE FORCE AHEAD OF HEALTHY COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W EARLY FRI...STALLS AND BECOMES DIFFUSE
FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA EARLY
SAT...REACHING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN
BEFORE STALLING BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 24N65W TO 27N74W BY EARLY
MON...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF 28N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N W
OF 70W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S
OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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