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FZNT26 KNHC 100310
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 MIGRATING EASTWARD WELL N OF THE AREA
WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL
N ATLC INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE SAT...THEN STALLS AND
DISSIPATES FROM 22N62W TO EASTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN BY LATE
MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA SUN

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.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W 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...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 60W AND N OF 19N E OF 60W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 20N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT SHIFTS E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AHEAD OF
HIGH PRES BUILDING FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA THROUGH LATE
FRI. A SECOND FRONT EMERGES OFF NE FLORIDA FRI
NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA BY SAT
MORNING...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN
MORNING. THE FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES FROM 22N62W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE MON. A NEW FRONT APPROACHES NW WATERS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF
24N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING
W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL SAT NIGHT AND 12 TO 18 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL SUN EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT SUN. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TUE...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
N OF BAHAMAS W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

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