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FZNT26 KNHC 190228
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 SAT. THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS
FROM 29N60W TO 22N58W TO 15N58W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WNW AND
A WEAK LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS
BY WED. THE LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW TO NEAR 28N64W BY
LATE THU...THEN ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC
LATE THU THROUGH SAT.

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...N OF 15N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
10 TO 15 KT NE PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE
PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 15N W
OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17 E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 17N
W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. S
OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 18 E OF 60W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL
APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY THU. A WEAK LOW PRES IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS MOVING SW ACROSS THE
EASTERN PART OF THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E
OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 5
TO 8 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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