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FZNT26 KNHC 011127
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED FEB 01 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT...
THEN WEAKEN SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 70W AND N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 74W 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W OF 65W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E
OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL
BEGIN TO BE REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE FROM
U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD ON THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS FRI. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
SE THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT...THEN TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2
0 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NE PART.
.FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NE PART EARLY.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W
OF 77W BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN
BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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