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FZNT26 KNHC 171517
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 17 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 FROM 22N55W TO NORTHERN
HISPANIOLA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE DISSIPATING. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL
N THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT NE OF THE ZONE WED THROUGH
EARLY THU.

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 S OF 14N W OF 72W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...
EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT S
OF 14N E OF 66W 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW NE 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW 6 TO 8 FT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER N PORTION.
.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 PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1032 MB HIGH CENTER JUST W OF BERMUDA EXTENDS A
RIDGE SW TO NE FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 27N65W
TO SE FLORIDA WED AND WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO
MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
ACROSS THE SE PORTION FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 68W 8 TO
11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 22N
E OF 76W. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 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 NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SW 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N
BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN
FRONT AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 77W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT S
OF 23N 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.


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