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FZNT25 KNHC 032123
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL SLOWLY
MOVE THROUGH SE WATERS THROUGH THU. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW
WINDS LIE BEHIND FRONT ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY SUNRISE WED AND TO A MODERATE TO
FRESH BREEZE WED AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS. SECOND
COLD FRONT ENTERS N WATERS WED NIGHT AND REACHES FROM 31N68W TO
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATE THU...SHIFTING E OF AREA FRI WITH
HIGH PRES RETURNING FOR THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
BECOMING NW 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING 9 TO 13 FT W OF 75W TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT FROM 24 TO 27N. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF 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 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 15 FT 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 AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT W OF 74W THU NIGHT. 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 AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SUN. 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. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WITH STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE GULF TONIGHT THEN DECREASING TO
BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WED. A WEAK TROUGH ENTERS
THE FAR NW GULF LATE THU AND DISSIPATES FRI. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
S OF 26N AND BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
N OF 26N LATE.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E TO SE 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...COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS
WILL STALL FROM HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA EARLY WED WHERE IT
WILL DISSIPATE FRI. LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING EARLY SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. 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 THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...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 80W.

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