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FZNT26 KNHC 090316
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED FEB 08 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...A HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
SAT AND SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN...DISSIPATING
THERE ALONG 18N MON AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MAKES
ITS WAY INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 09N.
.SAT...FROM 10N TO 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR 28N75W WILL LIFT NE TO
31N72W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE
TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH THU FROM
31N69W TO 27N74W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD
FRONT WILL STALL FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI
MORNING AND BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 25N FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
PORTION SAT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 77W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF
27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 22N
TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S
OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW HALF. .SUN...N OF 22N S TO SW
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S
WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. N OF 25N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF
76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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