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FZNT26 KNHC 121513
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST THU JAN 12 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA
WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT
THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST F COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR 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 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...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 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
NEAR THE COAST F COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. E
OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N.
.TONIGHT AND 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 IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO FAR NW CUBA
WILL WEAKEN FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY THIS EVENING
...AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND INTO THE FAR NW
WATERS FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN QUICKLY
REACH FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA FRI...AND MERGE WITH THE
REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT...THEN WEAKEN
AND STALL ON SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF
FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF
FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SECOND FRONT 25 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT....BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W
OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 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 W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 IN NW SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.


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