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FZNT26 KNHC 131513
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 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...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR
14N81W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT
IS CLIPPING THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF
12N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 12N W OF 72W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8
TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. E OF 68W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT
ACROSS NE ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL BUILDING TO 8 T0 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 60W TONIGHT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 20N W
OF 60W THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL CLIP THE
N WATERS N OF 30N WED AND THU. EXPECT INCREASING SW FLOW ACROSS
THE N WATERS FRI AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
THE NW PART FRI AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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