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FZNT26 KNHC 112107
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT FEB 11 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 COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL REACH
FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS LATE SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN TO A SHEAR LINE THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY
EARLY WED. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY
TUE AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED NW OF THE FRONT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDWARD
PASSAGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUN
NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT
AND MON. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W
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 AND SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 19N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO CUBA NEAR 23N80W WILL
EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN AND REACH FAR SE WATERS BY
MON AND STALL AS A SHEAR LINE JUST SE OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK
WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A
WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO
28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
23N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 77W SUN NIGHT EXCEPT
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W AND 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT ON WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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