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FZNT26 KNHC 132121
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 17N78W TO
13N82W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THIS
FRONT IS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FROM
22N63W TO 21N65W. IT WILL STALL OVER NW WATER TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL DOMINATE
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THOUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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.
.THU THOUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 12N W OF 73W AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE 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 LATE. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...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.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE EASTERN
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 WATERS N OF 30N TUE AND WED. A THIRD
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PART FRI AFTERNOON AND LIE
FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 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 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N 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.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 27N TO
30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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