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FZNT26 KNHC 021523
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 02 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.
THE HIGH THEN WEAKENS SUN AND MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E
OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N
OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N.
.FRI 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 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO N FLORIDA WILL BE
REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE INTO THE AREA
THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS
FRI. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E OF AREA SUN. A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SUN...THEN PASS
OVER THE NE PORTION MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT W OF 74W BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. FROM 26N TO
29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W SE TO S 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W
AND 77W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW
PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.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
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...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 S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT.
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...EXCEPT N OF 30N
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF
75W VARIABLE 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 IN IN NE
TO E SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

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