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FZNT26 KNHC 100857
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 10 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
.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 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD
PASSAGE TODAY. 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 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 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY 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 TONIGHT. 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 31N74W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING...THEN FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW
THE FRONT TO REACH FROM 31N70W TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA FRI
NIGHT...AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 73W. 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 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 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 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 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N 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 5 TO 8 FT. 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 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 4 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E TO SE
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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