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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 03 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...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 23N79W REACH FROM
29N65W TO 19N69W LATE TODAY AND E OF AREA EARLY WED. STRONG TO
GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT ALONG WITH VERY
LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT
AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO A MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE WED AS HIGH
PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS BASIN WED. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS N
WATERS WED NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
LATE THU...SHIFTING E OF AREA FRI WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT BECOMING NW AT 25 KT E OF 75W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT W OF 75W LATE TONIGHT. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING W AT 10 KT LATE WED THEN NW 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT WED NIGHT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT W OF
74W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N E
OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST SE OF GULF TODAY MAINTAINS STRONG
TO NEAR GALE N-NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF BASIN E OF
92W...DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS 1030 MB HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NE
GULF. WEAK TROUGH ENTER FAR NW GULF LATE THU AND DISSIPATES
FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND TO
6 FT S OF 25N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 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 FT
LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING 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...STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG YUCATAN CHANNEL REACH FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO SE NICARAGUA EARLY TODAY THEN FROM MONA PASSAGE
TO COSTA RICA EARLY WED WHERE IT STALLS AND DISSIPATE FRI.
MEANWHILE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN TROPICAL N ATLC DIMINISH
TODAY AS PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS AHEAD OF FRONT. LARGE NW SWELL
IMPACT NORTHERN PORTION THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING EARLY SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E
OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
W OF 80W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7
FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.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 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF

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