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FZNT25 KNHC 072112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 WED AND LIE FROM 31N71W TO 26N76W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA BY THU MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 MON NIGHT. 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 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W 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 TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. N OF 27N W OF OF W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES EXTENDS ALONG 26N FROM A HIGH
CENTERED OVER FLORIDA WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE
MAJORITY OF THE GULF PERSISTING THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED.
A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE W
GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 7 FT SUN
NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S
OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.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...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE 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...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND. 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 MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W 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...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH 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 78W 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.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND
THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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