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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 10 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 CENTERED OVER THE NW WATERS WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE
OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W
TO WESTERN CUBA BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN FROM NEAR
31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU EVENING AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT
MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
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 EVENING... AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 70W 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL
...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 22N E
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...EXCEPT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AND
SHIFTING TO 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 W OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 ALONG 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
BEHIND 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25 KT....DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT
N OF 27N SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 4 TO
7 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 25N92W TO SW
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN MOVE
ACROSS S FLORIDA AND THE FAR SE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU WHILE
WEAKENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
THU...THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND EXITING BY LATE
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT AND SW 15 TO
20 KT FAR SE PART WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 8
FT AND 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE PART WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND 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 N OF 27N DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT...AND TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WED NIGHT INTO THU AND SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN SAT FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES. FRESH TRADES WILL
RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...EXCEPT
N OF 19N W OF 79W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W
OF 79W 5 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.


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