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FZNT25 KNHC 070858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT JAN 07 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 FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE
NORTHERN WATERS LATE TODAY 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONTAL 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
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. 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. 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 W OF 70W SUN NIGHT. 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
70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 29N. 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. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N SHIFTING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 6 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 TO S
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 AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 26N82W WILL SHIFT E TODAY WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF.
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM
SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO TUE
MORNING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TUE NIGHT...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SHIFTING NE TO E AT
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 25N AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 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 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W
OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE.

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