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FZNT26 KNHC 010933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 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 EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND THEN INCREASE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS
ACROSS THE W ATLC. FRESH SE WINDS WILL REESTABLISH ACROSS THE
NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF
NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 72W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT TUE IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM NEAR 31N77W TO STUART
FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE
TONIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE W OF BAHAMAS WHILE E PORTION
MOVES SE TO FAR SE PORTIONS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN BEFORE
BECOMING ILL DEFINED MON. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE
OUT OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS
E OF THE BAHAMAS AS IT SLIDES E ALONG 30N SUN AND MON. SE TO S
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM HISPANIOLA THROUGH THE BAHAMAS MON
AND TUE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEEPENING LOW PRES W OF THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25
TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. S
OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS E AND
SE OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
SECOND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N. 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 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S SUN NIGHT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E
OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA S OF 25N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 22N.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
.TUE...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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