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FZNT26 KNHC 050909
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 05 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES IS
FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI.
THE FRONT MOVES SE AND STALLS FROM HAITI TO BELIZE ON SAT AND
DISSIPATES BY SUN. FRESH TRADE WINDS RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI.
.SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 15N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS....COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL
QUICKLY RETREAT N TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SURFACE WAVE MOVING NE
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT BY THU MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 31N74W TO 29N81W. THE
FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N65W TO 22N79W FRI MORNING AND PUSH INTO
FAR SE WATERS SAT MORNING AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW
WATERS FROM 31N75W TO 29N80W. THE SECOND FRONT STALLS SAT
NIGHT OVER N WATERS AND LIFTS N OF AREA ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 28N E OF 73W...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE OF COLD FRONT TO 24N
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. NW OF COLD FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO
W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN W SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF
23N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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