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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAR 31 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 DIMINISH IN GULF OF
HONDURAS LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS
E. FRESH TRADES PERSIST OVER E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH SAT. TRADES INCREASE ACROSS CARIBBEAN BASIN SUN AND MON
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W 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 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 68W. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT E OF 68W AND TO 12 FT W OF 68W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY 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 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E
AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT FAR NE
PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...S TO SW FLOW NEAR GALE FORCE OFF N FLORIDA COAST
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THROUGH FRI. FRONT REACH FROM 31N74W TO
FLORIDA KEYS EARLY FRI THEN REACH FROM 30N65W TO SE BAHAMAS FRI
NIGHT AS REINFORCING COLD FRONT DIVES DOWN FROM THE NW. FRONTS
MERGE AND SHIFT E OF AREA EARLY SUN WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN
ACROSS AREA THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND
GUSTY SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT S OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N. S OF 25N S TO SW
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 23N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 25N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. N OF
25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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