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FZNT25 KNHC 040329
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 29N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL
SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SE WATERS THROUGH THU. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NW WINDS LIE BEHIND FRONT ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY SUNRISE WED AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. A 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 E OF 79W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 79W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 74W. 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 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 WINDS 10 KT LATE WED THEN NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
SECOND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 74W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF 74W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT AHEAD OF FRONT WED.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
SW WINDS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF 76W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 22N E
OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE GULF WILL
DIMINISH BY WED AS HIGH PRES MOVES S INTO THE GULF. A WEAK
TROUGH ENTERS THE FAR NW GULF EARLY 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 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 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 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 WINDWARD PASSAGE TO BORDER OF
HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA WILL SLOWLY REACH THE MONA PASSAGE TO
COSTA RICA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. 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 13
FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N WED NIGHT. W
OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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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