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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SAT JAN 07 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N76W TO 28N78W WILL MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N71W TO 26N76W
TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS W OF 70W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S
OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 29N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT S OF 22N...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. N OF 27N W OF OF W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 26N WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING
E OF THE GULF LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
KT S OF 24N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
24N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N
LATE. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL IMPACT
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN...
BRINGING FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS
WILL DOMINATE THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 84W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND
THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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