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FZNT25 KNHC 022131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON JAN 02 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 STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA WILL
REACH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING...FROM 24N65W TO
THE MONA PASSAGE WED MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA WED
NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND
THE FRONT AND E OF THE FRONT N OF 27N ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW
SWELL BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
IN WITH ANOTHER FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE
THU...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA FRI WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 11
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS 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 AND 20 TO 25 KT E OF
75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
11 FT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E
OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON ...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT.
S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13
FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W LATE. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM
24N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS
THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 22N90W TO
19N94W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS S
OF 23N W OF 95W WILL DIMINISH EARLY TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY
THEN STALLS ALONG 95W N OF 23N THU AND DISSIPATES FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6
FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUBSIDING 15
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 8 TO
10 FT LATE TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SE NICARAGUA TUE MORNING
THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED MORNING WHERE IT
WILL STALL...DISSIPATING BY FRI. MEANWHILE FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH TUE AS THE PRES
GRADIENT WEAKENS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT
THE NORTHERN PORTION THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING BY EARLY SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT W OF 80W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF
CUBA THROUGHOUT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
WITHIN 120 NM SW OF CUBA.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF
80W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF
80W.

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