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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR HISPANIOLA.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED... WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 FT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
NE TO E SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 25N65W TO 20N70W BECOMES
DIFFUSE OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST
TONIGHT...THEN STALLS FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA SUN. WEAK LOW
PRES ALONG THE FRONT SHIFTS TO THE N OF BERMUDA THROUGH
MON...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO WAVER ALONG 31N INTO TUE. THE FRONT
LIFTS N OF THE AREA LATE TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 28N. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST THU.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 75W AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF 75W.
.WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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