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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 WEAK TROUGH IN THE NE PORTION WILL SHIFT E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS TUE. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE
WED THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 29N MON NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...NE OF A LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 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 A LINE FROM 31N81W
TO 26N65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NE PART. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...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 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 26N WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. 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. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE BASIN THROUGH TUE. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SE IN THE NW
CARIBBEAN WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN THU...STALLING AND DISSIPATING FROM W CUBA TO BELIZE
LATE THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 84W. WINDS 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 E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE HALF. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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