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FZNT26 KNHC 011504
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED FEB 1 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL.
.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.
.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 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 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...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SE INTO THE AREA
THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR
NE WATERS FRI. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 NE TO 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. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 IN E SWELL.
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 N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W
OF 77W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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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