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FZNT26 KNHC 041510
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED JAN 04 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 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO COSTA RICA
WILL EXTEND FROM MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA THIS EVENING WHERE
IT STALLS AND DISSIPATES FRI. LARGE NW SWELL IMPACT NORTHERN
PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU AND FRI SUBSIDING EARLY

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO
9 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING NE IN NW PART TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL IN FAR NW PART TONIGHT. S OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART TONIGHT.
.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 23N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. SECOND
COLD FRONT ENTERS N WATERS WED NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATE THU THEN MOVE E OF AREA FRI AS HIGH
PRES RETURNS SAT AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W NE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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 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
75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4
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 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 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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