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FZNT25 KNHC 051004
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU JAN 05 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 BUILD OVER NW WATERS BEHIND COLD FRONT
THAT PASSED SE OF AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTER N WATERS LATER
TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO 29N81W TONIGHT THEN MOVE E OF
AREA FRI AS HIGH PRES RETURNS SAT THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
SW WINDS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT. FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT E OF 76W AND 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 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 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. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT
3 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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 FROM 70W TO 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 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER N GULF MOVE INTO CENTRAL GULF FRI
THEN DRIFT E OVER WEEKEND AS WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF
LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
SUN. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER FAR WESTERN GULF MON AND MOVE NE
WITH STRONG S WINDS AHEAD AND NEAR GALE FORCE NLY WINDS BEHIND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N63W THROUGH
PUERTO RICO TO 15N75W TO 12N80W DISSIPATE TODAY. STRONG N-NE
BREEZE W OF FRONT. LARGE NW SWELL IMPACT NORTHERN PART OF
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU AND FRI SUBSIDING SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO
25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT S OF
19N E OF 82W.
.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 FROM 77W TO 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO

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