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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL OVER THE E PORTION WILL
SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL SKIRT ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...EXITING TO THE W TONIGHT. A
SECOND AND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT W OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF FRONT
AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W
TONIGHT. FROM 26N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF
75W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT S OF 22N. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI
NIGHT...SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.SAT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W
TO NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT
NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 27N89W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF.
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM 30N92W TO
20N97W LATE MON. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE FRONT ON MON WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO
4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N63W THROUGH
PUERTO RICO TO 14N75W TO 09N81W WILL DISSIPATE BY
TONIGHT...WITH FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS W OF THE FRONT.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL THEN DOMINATE FRI THROUGH MON.
LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN PART OF
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH FRI...SUBSIDING SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND S OF JAMAICA. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT S OF 17N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PART.
.SAT...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 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA EARLY.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.

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