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FZNT25 KNHC 071443
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 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 WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS N OF 27N BOTH
AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE
AREA. .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
SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...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 SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT S OF 22N...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF
74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF
70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. 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 TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES EXTENDS ALONG 26N FROM A HIGH
CENTERED OVER FLORIDA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER
THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND 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.
WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO NE TO E TONIGHT. 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 ISOLATED 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
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS.
A SURFACE TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN...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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. 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 E 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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