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FZNT26 KNHC 120916
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED OCT 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...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED NIGHT THEN SPREAD W INTO E
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS N OF THE AREA.
BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE E PACIFIC WILL SHIFT INLAND ACROSS
CENTRAL AMERICA THU WITH BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 70W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15
KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF 14N
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FROM 10N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF
10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA
THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA FRI AND FROM 31N70W TO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TO NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E OF 70W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF
70W SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 28N...BECOMING SE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS AND W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SE
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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