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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 10 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 TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE
WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N74W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING...THEN FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW
THE FRONT TO REACH FROM 31N70W TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA FRI
NIGHT...AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 73W SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 73W. 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 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 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 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 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N 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 5 TO 8 FT. 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 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 4 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N94W TO 21N97W WILL REACH 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 ACROSS S FLORIDA AND THE
FAR SE GULF LATE WED. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 26 W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 WINDS 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N
LATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 FT IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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. 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
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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
CARIBBEAN WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT INTO THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE
NW CARIBBEAN SAT. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC THU THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
E OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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