FZNT26 KNHC 201507
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF A STATIONARY FRONT. THE
MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO 12N82W LATE WED
THEN DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA THU. A RIDGE WILL
BECOME ESTABLISHED N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT.
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 64W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 64W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST COLOMBIA.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT
THEN DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO NW CUBA WILL CONTINUE E
TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO FLORIDA STRAITS
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND OVERTAKE THE FIRST FRONT ALONG POSITION
FROM BERMUDA TO SE CUBA WED THEN STALL OVER THE SE WATERS THU.
A RIDGE WILL BUILD OFF THE FLORIDA COAST ALONG 28N IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT.
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT SHIFTING TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING 12 TO
18 FT E OF 76W TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT
11 TO 17 FT N OF 27N. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THU.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
SUBSIDING SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
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