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FZNT26 KNHC 170302
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 SHEAR LINE FROM 22N60W TO HISPANIOLA WILL PUSH
ACROSS THE N TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED WITH FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES PREVAILING OVER MOST OF THE REGION. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...THEN STRENGTHEN SAT.

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

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA
WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
FLORIDA COAST WED...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE SE PORTION FRI. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 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 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
22N. .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...SHIFTING 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 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND 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...N OF 28N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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