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FZNT26 KNHC 190839
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE APR 19 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 THE ATLC RIDGE
REMAINS DISRUPTED BY PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND SW N ATLC THROUGH SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY
MOVE EASTWARD FROM 55N TO 60W N OF 15N THROUGH EARLY THU AND
THEN MOVE MORE QUICKLY NE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W AND THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF 67W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 6 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL N OF 20N. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 20N.
.FRI...N OF 17N E OF 60W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 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
DEVELOP A LOW PRES CENTER AND APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION
BY THU. A MINIMAL GALE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 25N65W THU
MORNING...26N66W FRI MORNING...AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 25N68W
SAT MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 78W AND ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND
79W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 74W N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W WED
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N
W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E CENTRAL PART WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
NW AND 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 73W N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER
AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 24N E
OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.
.SAT...WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 74W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SE WINDS W OF 68W. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.

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