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FZNT26 KNHC 020932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 02 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 S
PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN INCREASE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES
SHIFTS E INTO THE W ATLC AND STRENGTHENS. FRESH SE WINDS
WILL REESTABLISH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH
TUE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE N OF YUCATAN PASSAGE
LATE TUE NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT W PORTIONS LATE.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 15N 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS SE WATERS THROUGH MON. A REINFORCING
COLD FRONT WILL RACE SE AND MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONT SUN
NIGHT JUST E OF THE AREA. 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 TUE AFTERNOON...REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AROUND SUNRISE
WED AND FROM 29N65W THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN W
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 76W WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL.
S OF 28N W OF INITIAL FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF INITIAL FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR INITIAL FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN
NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 28N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS SUN AFTERNOON
THEN BECOMING E TO SE WINDS W OF 70W SUN NIGHT AND INCREASING
TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.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 AND NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2
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 MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL.

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