000
FZNT26 KNHC 120910
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 12 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 WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS TRANSIENT HIGH
PRES DOMINATES THE SW N ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING AND BRING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
BEHIND IT. THE COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SE TO 20N77W TO 16N88W
EARLY THU AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM 18N72W TO 10N80W EARLY
FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO
30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL.
.SAT...NW OF 18N W OF 58W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 21N75W TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY THU AND FROM
24N TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY FRI. FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL DRIFT
SLOWLY NW SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SHIFTS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT N OF 28N E OF 76W TONIGHT AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BETWEEN FLORIDA AND
BAHAMAS TONIGHT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 28N E
OF 74W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF
23N AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU
NIGHT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$