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FZNT25 KNHC 092112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS
TUE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
THU MORNING AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT E FROM 31N65W
TO EASTERN CUBA SAT MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S 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
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N
LATE. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 72W. FROM 26N TO
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W
OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT WED NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 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 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W
OF 75W LATE. S OF 28N 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 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT
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 QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH GULF WATERS AND EXITING BY LATE
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S 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 AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 N OF 25N...AND BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N
WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
WED NIGHT INTO THU. FRESH TRADES WILL DIMINISH IN THE TROPICAL
N ATLC BY TONIGHT...RETURNING THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL CLIP THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT.

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 AND WED NIGHT...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 TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART EARLY.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND
84W SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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