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FZNT26 KNHC 090930
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU FEB 09 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AS
COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT AND SLOWLY MOVE
THROUGH NW CARIBBEAN...DISSIPATING ALONG 18N MON. NORTHERN
PORTION OF FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO FAR NW PORTION OF TROPICAL
N ATLC ZONE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.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
.TODAY 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 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...WEAK SURFACE LOW PRES 29N74W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING
TO NW BAHAMAS TODAY. WEAK COLD FRONT MERGE WITH TROUGH LATER
TODAY AND SWEEP IT E TO EACH FROM 29N65W TO 27N74W THEN BECOME
STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. COLD FRONT STALL FROM 29N65W TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY FRI AND STRETCH ALONG 25N FRI NIGHT AND
SAT. STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NW PORTION SAT AND
REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE SUN AND E OF AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW HALF.
.SUN...N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW AT 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 73W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF
27N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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