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FZNT26 KNHC 020258
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...WINDS WEAKEN SUN AND MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 74W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W AND N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT LEE OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8
TO 12 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 35 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 7 TO 11 FT.
E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E
OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT AND 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 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 15N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT.

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 AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE
FRI THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA
SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES JUST N OF THE FAR NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...SWEEPS E
AND CLIPS THE FAR NE PORTION OF THE AREA BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING SW TO W 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 AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 25N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF COLD
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL N OF COLD FRONT FRI AND 9 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT.
.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 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W
OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO
25 KT N OF 30N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF
70W VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF

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