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FZNT26 KNHC 160841
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON JAN 16 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT THEN TRANSITION INTO A
SHEAR LINE TUE AND WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL
OVER MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH WED DIMINISHING THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E
OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY....N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 59W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
SUBSIDING NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED...REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS SE
PORTION FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMIAN
CHAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND
E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N AND ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

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