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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO 26N74W TO 22N78W TUE MORNING
SHIFTING E OF THE AREA BY WED MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH VERY LARGE
NW SWELL. 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 THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N 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 26N 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 26N 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 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO
30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N 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 26N 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...A COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR
23N82W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22N85W TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 18N93W WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
IN FROM THE N... SETTLING TO NEAR 26N90W WED NIGHT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW GULF LATE THU...DISSIPATING
FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF
26N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 26N.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 26N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING
TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N
OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO
SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL
REACH 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 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 80W.
.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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