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FZNT26 KNHC 032131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST FRI FEB 03 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 AREA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES TO
SHIFT SE INTO W CENTRAL ATLC AND ESTABLISH NARROW WEAKENED
RIDGE ALONG 29N BY SUN THEN WEAKEN FURTHER MON. NEW HIGH PRES
TO MOVE ACROSS W ATLC TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 73W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SUBSIDING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 74W. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT EXCEPT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 BUILDING TO 9
FT TUE. .WED...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING 20 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N
OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF
60W LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 15N E 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 8 TO 10 FT IN

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO GRAND BAHAMA WILL MOVE SE
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN...BECOMING A SHEARLINE FROM NEAR 23N65W
ACROSS NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND
FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OFF THE COAST OF N CAROLINA EARLY SAT AND
ESTABLISH NARROW RIDGE ALONG 29N BY SUN. SHEARLINE TO DISSIPATE
BY MON AS NEXT COLD FRONT SINKS INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA ALONG
30N THEN DISSIPATES BY TUE. THIRD FRONT TO MOVE INTO FAR NW
PORTION ON TUE...WHERE IT WILL STALL FROM 30N65W TO NE FLORIDA
BY LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF
78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S AND W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N E OF 75W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 28N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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