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FZNT25 KNHC 050252
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER NW WATERS BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT HAS PASSED SE OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER N WATERS THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 29N81W THU EVENING
THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI AS HIGH PRES RETURNS FOR THE
WEEKEND AND INTO MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 76W AND 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W.
S OF 24N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT IN N SWELL W OF 70W AND 15 TO 20 IN NW SWELL E OF 70W
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.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 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6
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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
3 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE AT 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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.
.MON...N OF 29N VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO
E WINDS E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 75W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND
78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF THU AND FRI BEFORE RETREATING E OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SUN. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S
OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N63W THROUGH PUERTO
RICO TO 15N75W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. LARGE NW
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
ZONE THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING BY THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25
KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF
18N E OF 85W.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

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