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FZNT26 KNHC 182122
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON APR 18 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 TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER
MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS ATLC RIDGE
REMAINS DISRUPTED BY PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND SW N ATLC THROUGH FRI. THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS
FROM 28N60W TO 18N57W TO 12N58W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WNW AND
A WEAK LOW PRES COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS BY FRI

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE WINDS 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5
TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5
FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT... W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF
18N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 29N74W. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A
SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE FAR
EASTERN PORTION LATE THU INTO FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES COULD
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS NEAR 26N64W BY FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
TUE. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 69W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 74W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 30N E OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N
OF 24N E OF 70W AND FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 22N E OF 70W.
.SAT...FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS N OF 27N W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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