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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 03 2012

...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...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS
THEN FROM MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA EARLY WED WHERE IT STALLS
AND DISSIPATE FRI. MEANWHILE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN TROPICAL
N ATLC DIMINISH TODAY AS PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS AHEAD OF FRONT.
LARGE NW SWELL IMPACT NORTHERN PORTION THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING
EARLY SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25
KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN AREAS OF
25 KT WINDS. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE WINDS NW PART WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL BUILDING TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL NW PART WED NIGHT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART WED NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE TO
31N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT AND E OF AREA EARLY WED.
STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT ALONG
WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATE
TONIGHT AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO A MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE WED
AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS BASIN WED. SECOND COLD FRONT
ENTERS N WATERS WED NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS LATE THU...SHIFTING E OF AREA FRI WITH HIGH PRES
RETURNING THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT W OF 75W TONIGHT. SEAS
16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 9 TO 13 FT W OF 75W TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING W AT 10 KT LATE WED THEN NW 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT WED NIGHT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT W OF
74W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N E
OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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