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FZNT26 KNHC 200911
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 20 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 TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE ATLC RIDGE REMAINS DISRUPTED BY LOW
PRES SYSTEM N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THAT WILL SLOWLY MOVE
WESTWARD TOWARD THE BAHAMAS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY...N OF 15N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE WATERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 60W SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E
SWELL. .FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...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...RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER NW WATERS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LOW PRES NEAR 22N59W WILL MOVE TO 26N65W EARLY FRI
MORNING...25N68W EARLY SAT...AND 24N73W EARLY SUN BEFORE
OPENING TO A TROUGH OVER THE BAHAMAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF N BAHAMAS. E
OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 70W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
22N TO 30N E OF 73W AND W OF 73W S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N W OF 76W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E CENTRAL PART.
.FRI...WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SW
WINDS S OF 26N E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E CENTRAL
PART. .SAT...WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 210 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W.
.SUN...FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS E OF 73W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S WINDS S OF 24N E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
CENTRAL PART S OF 28N.

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