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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON JAN 09 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. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO REACH
FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E 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 TONIGHT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
W WINDS 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. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL 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 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...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N THEN 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 E TO SE WINDS S OF 24N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING
FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN
PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN 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. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR BEHIND THE
REINFORCING FRONT OVER THE SW GULF BY THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S N OF 26N
TONIGHT. 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 BECOMING NW TO N 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 IN NW SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 IN NW SWELL.

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 WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
WED AND THU. FRESH TRADES WILL DIMINISH IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC
TONIGHT AND RETURN THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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 E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF
85W SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N W OF
85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.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 9 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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