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FZNT26 KNHC 100318
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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
CARIBBEAN WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT INTO THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE
NW CARIBBEAN SAT. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC THU THROUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT 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 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD
PASSAGE TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S OF 17N W OF 68W 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 9 FT.
.SAT...S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU.
.FRI...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS
TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA THU MORNING AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT E
FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S 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
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N
LATE. 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 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 73W SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 72W. FROM 26N TO
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING W TO
NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF
72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED
AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 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 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE.
S OF 28N 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 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF
FRONT FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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