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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 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...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD
FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO S FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING...FROM NEAR 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA EARLY THU...THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY
EARLY 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 ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT... EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 26N W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT TO 74W.
.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 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 KT. 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...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 28N BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N BEHIND 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...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS
TODAY...AND REACH THE FAR SE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN INTO THU EVENING. A SECOND AND STRONGER 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF
LINE 26N85W 23N90W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO
27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT.
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 OF 28N 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 1 TO 2 FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING
TO W LATER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT FAR SE
PART EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO FAR SE PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
....BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AND 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..WEAKENING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF
83W SHIFTING S TO SW AND N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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 O 19N W OF 79W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 79W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF
17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT.


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