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FZNT25 KNHC 090313
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE.
A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND
TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST
WED AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU
MORNING AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E
TO 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 OF 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.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 W OF 70W EARLY MON.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W. 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 FRONT 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
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. S OF 27N W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...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 NW GULF THU AND QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH GULF
WATERS...MERGING WITH THE FIRST FRONT EAST OF THE AREA ON FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 6 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 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W TO
NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...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. FRESH TRADES WILL DIMINISH IN
THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT AND RETURN THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS W OF 84W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 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.
.FRI...N OF 18N W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.

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