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FZNT26 KNHC 130905
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN FEB 13 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FRONT E-CENTRAL CUBA TO
THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY SE
WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER
THE W CARIBBEAN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH TUE...THEN
DIMINISH WED THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD. TRADES
WILL ALSO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR E AND
SW PORTIONS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE
20 KT ACROSS WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E OF
65W. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
20 KT ACROSS WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW
PART LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO NEAR 25N71W
WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THIS EVENING...THEN
SLOWLY MOVE SE MON THROUGH TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT...ACCELERATE SE
AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT TUE NIGHT. THE
MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES
RIDGE BUILDS W TO E ALONG 31N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN 210 NM NW
OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN SHIFTING
TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT JUST BEHIND FIRST FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 74W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT E
OF 74W SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF 78W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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