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FZNT26 KNHC 090857
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON JAN 09 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
AREA WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
WED AND THU. FRESH TRADES WILL DIMINISH IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC
TONIGHT AND RETURN THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE.
A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND
TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST
WED AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU
MORNING AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO REACH
FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E 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 TONIGHT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5
TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 70W. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .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 FRONT 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
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N THEN DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W
OF 75W LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 24N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED

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