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FZNT26 KNHC 151437
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED FEB 15 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 RIDGING N OF AREA WILL SHIFT SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. LARGE NW SWELL IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL
SUBSIDE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 12N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 69W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 69W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N69W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS IT
SHIFTS S TO ALONG 28N TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO NE FLORIDA LATE
FRI AND FROM 30N65W TO 29N75W SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT
BACK N SUN AS INTENSIFYING LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST
WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 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. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...S OF FRONT E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF FRONT W OF 72W S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 24N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND
FRONT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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