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FZNT26 KNHC 302133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON JAN 30 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 STRONG RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL LINGER THROUGH WED...
MAINTAINING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AROUND THE S EDGE OF THE AREA
WITH A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS THE ENTIRE TROPICAL ATLC
AND CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING THU AND FRI. A
LONG FETCH ACROSS THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN LARGE NE SWELL IN THE
TROPICAL ATLC ZONE MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. 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 NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30
KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W AND TO 12 FT W OF
68W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO
30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 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
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM 30N65W TO 26N73W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
BEHIND IT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN WED AND THU. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION LATE THU AND
FRI...DISSIPATING BY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 24N AND 5 TO 8 FT S
OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND E
SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S
OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 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 SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW
PART. .FRI...S OF 24N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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