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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 58W N OF 15N
WILL MOVE W TO JUST NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE WED WHERE
IT MAY BECOME A LOW CENTER AS IT SLOWLY THEN TRACKS NW OR N
INTO FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT
WINDWARD PASSAGE AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT
S OF 14N W OF 70W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF
71W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF
14N W OF 72W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT S OF 14N 72W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT S OF 14N W
OF 72W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL. FROM 12N TO 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO NW BAHAMAS THEN WEAKENING
STATIONARY TO S FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE AREA MON THROUGH FRI. A SURFACE
TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN
PORTION LATE WED. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT INDUCED BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND THE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE TROUGH MAY
INTENSIFY INTO A LOW JUST E OF THE AREA LATE WED OR THU AND
INTO FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 5 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 68W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AND
WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 68W BUILDING
TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS TUE AND WED.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND E 5 TO 10 KT
SE PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W.


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