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FZNT25 KNHC 200924
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI JAN 20 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...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS
THEN DISSIPATING TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL PASS E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
SE GEORGIA COAST TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. W OF 70W TO BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 79W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N S OF
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
CONTINUE AHEAD OF WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT.
THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE NW GULF WATERS LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS
N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF
SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N86W TO 22N95W TO 18N95W MON
EVENING. THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL DISSIPATE AS THE REMAINDER
OF THE FRONT MOVE E OF THE AREA ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
COMES BACK TO THE GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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