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FZNT25 KNHC 012108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL
DISSIPATE EARLY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE
TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT THEN
FROM 26N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE NIGHT MOVING E BY WED
MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE
FRONT ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS DIMINISH WED AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW WATERS
LATE WED REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE
THU...MOVING E OF THE AREA BY FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF FRONT MON NIGHT AND
TUE...
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 10 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONTAL
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL
TROUGH AND FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT...AND
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT E OF 75W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 22
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 7
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W LATE. N
OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W
OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.
FROM 24N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN IN SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
WILL MOVE QUICKLY FROM BIG BEND FLORIDA TO 25N92W TO 19N95W
TONIGHT AND SE OF AREA MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 23N
W OF 95W MON WITH STRONG N BREEZE ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT. WINDS
DIMINISH BY LATE TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NE GULF WED
THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N
NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 11 MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 9 FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT LATE THU.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, S
OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 KT IN NE SWELL.
.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 FT S OF 25N
AND TO 1 FT N OF 25N THU.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
ACROSS THE AREA WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES THROUGH TONIGHT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON EXTENDING
FROM E CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE...THEN STALLING FROM THE
MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI.
LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN
RE-BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL W
OF 82W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4
TO 6 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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