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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN SOME
THU. AS A RESULT OF THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT...FRESH TO STRONG
TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...AND OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE TROPICAL
N ATLC THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N
W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W...AND 9 TO 12 FT
W OF 68W...HIGHEST SW.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF
13N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW. E OF
68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
19N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...REACHING
FROM 31N65W TO 26N72W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO JUST E OF AREA
EARLY TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE BUILDS E OVER
THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NE OF AREA WED AND
THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE
THU...AND ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 S OF 24N
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 29N W OF 78W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...S OF 24N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W WINDS
VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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