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FZNT26 KNHC 052131
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 E
CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES IS
FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM HAITI TO S OF JAMAICA FRI
NIGHT AND SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES
RETURN LATE SUN THROUGH MON FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH
THE TROPICAL N ATLC.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI THROUGH SAT. E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N67W TO NEAR
CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA WILL QUICKLY PUSH NE OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING E FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO. STRONG SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT
BY LATE TONIGHT AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N72W TO 28N80W THU
MORNING THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT. A
SERIES OF REINFORCING FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH FRI THROUGH SUN
WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW. AN AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI N OF 28N E OF 72W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SW
SWELL THU...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 24N W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL THU...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU...THEN SHIFTING
TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN W
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. S OF
23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 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. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8
TO 11 FT E OF 75W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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