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FZNT25 KNHC 010920
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN JAN 01 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...TROUGH FROM 27N70W TO 20N79W DISSIPATE TODAY. COLD
FRONT ENTER NW WATERS TONIGHT REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS LATE MON. REINFORCING SURGE OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE
WINDS MOVE INTO NORTHERN WATERS MON NIGHT WITH LARGE NW SWELL
BUILDING TUE. FRONT PUSH E OF AREA LATE TUE WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT.
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS LATE WED REACHING FROM
31N69W TO NW BAHAMAS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF FRONT MON NIGHT AND
TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 23N E
OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 30 KT LATE MON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEA 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING
NW AT 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT W OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS AND W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 15
TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
76W SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE AND TO 4 FT W OF 76W. N OF 27N E OF
70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM
25N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING
REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO
MON MORNING...THEN FROM 30N85W TO 25N92W TO 20N97W SUN
EVENING... MOVING SE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM THE NW LATE MON
NIGHT. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT S TO OVER THE N CENTRAL
WATERS BY MID WEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF
26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE
THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S
OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N THU.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAIN TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS
AREA WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN MON EXTENDING FROM E CUBA TO SW
CARIBBEAN TUE. FRONT STALL FROM MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA
WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS PROPAGATE S ACROSS TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING MON AND TUE THEN RE-BUILDING OVER WATERS
N OF VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11
FT S OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT SW
OF CUBA.

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