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FZNT26 KNHC 082054
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012

...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 RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT AND
SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN...DISSIPATING THERE
ALONG 18N MON AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MAKES ITS
WAY INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF
70W. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. .MON...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W AND S OF 14N E OF 73W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 09N.
.SAT...FROM 10N TO 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST N OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
WILL LIFT NE TO 31N72W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE NW
BAHAMAS TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH
THU FROM 31N69W TO 27N74W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. THE
COLD FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 25N
THROUGH SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN PORTION SAT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY
LATE SUN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
TROUGH N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20
KT AND W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND N OF 26N E OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW HALF.
.SUN...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. N OF 25N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF
76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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