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FZNT25 KNHC 070324
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 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...A TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN
WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W N OF BAHAMAS S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 75W. E OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W AND E OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N
E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT
NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N EARLY SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF
72W. 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 SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 29N LATE. 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING SW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF
70W AND S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT W OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BY

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 26N84W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SAT WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF.
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE MORNING...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF
THE GULF LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 25N E OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. A SURFACE
TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S HALF.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF
84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART LATE.

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