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FZNT25 KNHC 040931
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 04 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 CROSS
THROUGH SE WATERS BY THU. GALE FORCE NW WINDS N OF 29N BEHIND
FRONT ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE
FORCE EARLY TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. SECOND COLD
FRONT ENTERS N WATERS WED NIGHT AND REACHES FROM 31N68W TO
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATE THU THEN MOVE E OF AREA FRI AS HIGH
PRES RETURNS SAT AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 79W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING W
LATE WED AND BECOMING NW AT 15 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT TONIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 12 FT
TONIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF 75W
N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
EXCEPT TO 10 FT E OF FRONT.
.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 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
75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4
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 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 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N 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...FRESH WINDS ACROSS SE QUARTER OF GULF DIMINISH
TODAY AS HIGH PRES MOVES S INTO GULF. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS
NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS ON SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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 5
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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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 NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 NE HONDURAS
REACH MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA TODAY WHERE IT DISSIPATES THU.
LARGE NW SWELL IMPACT NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE
THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING EARLY SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 19N TONIGHT. W OF 83W
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.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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