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FZNT26 KNHC 021433
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 INCREASING AND EXPANDING ACROSS THE BASINS
MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES DEVELOPS JUST N OF THE AREA AND
STRENGTHENS. FRESH SE WINDS WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN
SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL
STALL OUT N OF THE YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE TUE NIGHT AND WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 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 SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL
OUT THIS AFTERNOON AS A REINFORCING FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
N. THE NEXT FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO 28N79W THIS
EVENING THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SUN MORNING
MOVING E OF THE AREA SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
THE FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON SHIFTING E LATE MON AS ANOTHER
COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO S
FLORIDA TUE EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA LATE WED AS HIGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 76W NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO
NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT NE PART TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTS.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FIRST FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF
74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 22N LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N SUN.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N
OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS
15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED

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