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FZNT26 KNHC 020923
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 02 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 CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN ON SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 69W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COASTS
OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN THERE
THROUGH THU THEN DISSIPATE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT
ENTERS THE NW WATERS WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N74W TO NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING. THE W PORTION
OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT INTO NW WATERS AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH
FRI MORNING AS THE E PORTION MOVES E OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SAT MORNING AND LIE FROM 31N74W
TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NW
TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND THU
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE THU AND THU
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
SE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN
180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N EARLY AND BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.
FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WIND
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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