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FZNT26 KNHC 182135
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST WED JAN 18 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 20N55W TO 
19N60W WILL MOVE S AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE 
WILL BUILD SE OVER THE WATERS SAT THROUGH MON...AS LOW PRES PERSISTS 
E OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E
OF 66W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT. E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE NE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST 
TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN 
STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF AREA FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM 
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI NIGHT AND SAT...THEN PERSIST SUN. THE 
RIDGE WILL RECEDE TO THE E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES SE AND 
APPROACHES THE BAHAMAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG COLD FRONT. 
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE 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 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TONE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN
N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. N OF27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN 
NSWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO5 
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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