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FZNT26 KNHC 070323
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 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...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. A SURFACE
TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF A LINE FROM 18N68W TO 12N73W INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO
E LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TUE AND WED.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN
WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W N OF BAHAMAS S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 75W. E OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W AND E OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N
E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT
NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N EARLY SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF
72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING SW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF
70W AND S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT W OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BY

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