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FZNT26 KNHC 160844
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH
OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. A BROAD TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS
WEEKEND...MAINLY AFFECTING THE WATERS N OF 17N.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 64W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH NE SWELLS BLEEDING THROUGH
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES..
.WED...W OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
13N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 17N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
TUE. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH
FLORIDA SUN MORNING THEN REACH 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN
NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A BROAD
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN E OF THE AREA...BUT WINDS AND SEAS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART OF THE AREA WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 76W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...W OF 75W W TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS
FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS
NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72 NE WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT IN E AND NE SWELL.

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