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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 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 FROM 31N74W TO 28N78W WILL MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N
WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS BY TUE AFTERNOON. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
20N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 23N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E
TI SE W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OD 29N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
S OF 23N. 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...NE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT N OF 29N E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 70W. SE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 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 ALONG 26N WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING
E OF THE GULF LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 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...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 26N AND 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...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S 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 TODAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH
TODAY 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 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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