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FZNT26 KNHC 040328
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 WINDWARD PASSAGE TO BORDER OF
HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA WILL SLOWLY REACH THE MONA PASSAGE TO
COSTA RICA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL
WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU
AND FRI...SUBSIDING EARLY SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 AND SUN...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 COLOMBIA.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF
18N. 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 IN FAR NW PART WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL BUILDING TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL IN FAR NW PART WED NIGHT.
S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...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 29N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL
SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SE WATERS THROUGH THU. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NW WINDS LIE BEHIND FRONT ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY SUNRISE WED AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS N WATERS
WED NIGHT AND REACHES FROM 31N68W TO NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATE
THU...SHIFTING E OF AREA FRI WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING FOR THE
WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 79W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 79W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 74W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING W WINDS 10 KT LATE WED THEN NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
SECOND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 74W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF 74W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT AHEAD OF FRONT WED.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
SW WINDS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF 76W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 22N E
OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 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 AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SUN. 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. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W

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