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FZNT26 KNHC 252112
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED JAN 25 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI...STALL
AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS SAT AND SUN...AND DISSIPATE MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG 30N THROUGH THU.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA LATE FRI...THEN EXTEND FROM
31N75W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SAT...FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA
SUN...AND FROM 31N66W TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W
OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF
22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF

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