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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 11 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 ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED NIGHT
AND REACH FROM 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA THU...THEN WEAKEN FROM
31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO
WESTERN CUBA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND
FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AND 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO
S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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. FROM 23N
TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. 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 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 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 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 IN NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N90W THEN ALONG THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF THU THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND EXIT BY
LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
LATE. .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.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
KT N OF 28N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
TONIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA
TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES.
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU
THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW NW
PART AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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. .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 TO 20 KT N OF 19N W OF 79W INCLUDING YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 9 FT N OF 19N W OF
79W. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT N OF 17N E OF 80W.

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