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FZNT26 KNHC 052131
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT FEB 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS
WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT THEN STALL AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT OVER THE SE GULF
OF MEXICO SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN MON...REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS EARLY
TUE...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TONIGHT. S OF 14N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 20N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 10 FT WED. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION THIS
EVENING...REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN LATER ON SUN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N74W TO NEAR THE NW
BAHAMAS THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST MON...REACH FROM
31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE MON NIGHT...FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA LATE TUE NIGHT...AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WED
WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N E OF 77W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF
28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11
FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8
FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 22N. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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