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FZNT26 KNHC 040321
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF
U.S. WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH WED
NIGHT...ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS SE PORTIONS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 FT
IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELLS THROUGH
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT E PORTIONS...BECOMING N TO NE
10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT WED IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING E LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E
AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF
U.S. WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. NEXT
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED MORNING AND
EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED EVENING AND FROM
31N66W TO S FLORIDA THU EVENING THEN DISSIPATE LATE FRI. HIGH
PRES TO BUILD ALONG 29N SAT AND SINK TO 26N SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF
70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. FROM26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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