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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON JAN 16 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL
TROUGH 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.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 10
FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT FAR SW. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON....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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 11N.
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 11N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 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 23N65W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG AND WITHIN 75 NM NW OF FRONT.
.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 8 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO N. 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 8 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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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