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FZNT26 KNHC 080902
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 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
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH
TODAY BRINGING FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A WEAKENING
COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH THU...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO 28N78W WILL MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N
WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS BY TUE AFTERNOON. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
20N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 23N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E
TI SE W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OD 29N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 29N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...NE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT N OF 29N E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 70W. SE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. N OF 27N W OF OF W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

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