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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 10 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WED NIGHT INTO THU AND SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN SAT FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES. FRESH TRADES WILL
RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N W OF 70W INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N
W OF 70W 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N...AND ALSO S OF
12N. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 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 25 TO 30 KT
FAR SW PART NEAR 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
25 TO 30 KT NEAR AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT
8 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.FRI...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
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 CENTERED OVER THE NW WATERS WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE
OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W
TO WESTERN CUBA BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN FROM NEAR
31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU EVENING AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT
MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
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 EVENING... AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 70W 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL
...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 22N E
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...EXCEPT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AND
SHIFTING TO 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 W OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 ALONG 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
BEHIND 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25 KT....DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT
N OF 27N SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 4 TO
7 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.


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