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FZNT26 KNHC 311454
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE YUCATAN PASSAGE
TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. FRESH
EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT THE SE
TRADES WILL RELAX SOME OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE
AGAIN SUN NIGHT AND MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

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 NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E
AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE E
TONIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE FRI...THEN STALL
FROM 27N65W TO SE CUBA SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS SAT NIGHT...MERGE WITH THE INITIAL
FRONT SUN...WITH THE MERGED BOUNDARY MOVING SE OF AREA SUN
NIGHT. A NW TO SE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE WATERS E OF
THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
N 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF INITIAL FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF INITIAL FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR INITIAL FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING FROM W. SEAS 7 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PART.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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