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FZNT26 KNHC 280301
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI JAN 27 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 NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN
ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO REACH FROM NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN
IN THAT LOCATION THROUGH SUN AS A SURGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS S
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO
30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W 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 SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL S OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO 27N81W WILL
REACH FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA AND NEAR THE KEYS LATE TONIGHT
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A REINFORCING SURGE OF
COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS AND WESTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 30N65W TO
26N71W THEN STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA MON. THE STATIONARY PART
OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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