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FZNT26 KNHC 012035
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 TUE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD
FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE TUE NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL STALL IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 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.
.WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF
17N NW TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA WILL STALL
FROM 28N65W TO SE CUBA SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL RACE
SE AND MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONT SAT NIGHT...WITH THE MERGED
FRONT MOVING E OF AREA LATE SUN. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT
E OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING NEAR BERMUDA MON
NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ENTIRE AREA MON
NIGHT...AND INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING
INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AROUND
SUNRISE WED AND FROM 29N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT
2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E 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 6 TO 9 FT IN W
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT SAT NIGHT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TOP E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 22N. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON
NIGHT. 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 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO
10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.

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